Ascents of Wizard of lce

Boy, am I in love!!! It's sheer effort and determination to just stay IN the offwidth, but there are hands and good pro the whole way up. Jamming, thrutching, what more could you possibly want from life. I will dream of you, dear Wizard, and come back for you sometime.

Still hard.

Wow, such variety of climbing on this one. The last grovel through the bulge into the recession with no feet and holds you can barely use with gear well below your feet was certainly exciting. Could have managed rope a bit better but it's climbs well if you know how to smear

Got past the first little bulge then got spat off just a few finger locks from the jugs. Full value route!

Humbling experience - blew crux and whipped. Will be back again.

On Gee Rad Day!

Team send, still struggled with the first crux after losing track of the feet

Never had to fight so hard in my life! One hell of a climb!

Super hard even when you do plenty of old school thrutchy stuff!

Couldn't figure out a classy way through the crux after the chimney rest, navigating around that bulge. So just had to do it. Loved this. Learnt so much. Gonna be on my mind for a while.

Tough. Really tough. Couldn't tell you what grade it is. Maybe a 20 with really perfect technique, but for me maybe a 22 or 23? Harder than anything I've done, but solid jamming all of the way.

One fall at the top: I realised my feet were on nothing and my arm slowly straightened and failed at the final finger crack moves. My hardest, most desperate, onsight attempt at that point.

awesome climb

Thrashing, thrashing, and more thrashing. Good value

Another proud belay tick. James stepped up for the battle - and it was a long one!

Seconded Dave. Not my cup of tea!

Is this my favourite climb at Araps? I can't believe they used to solo this! Doesn't get much better!

dificult off width thruchfest

panicked and shoved 2 cams in the crux leaving nowhere for jambing..

plugged in an extra cam at the crux, blocking the jambs! did with 1 rest.. reminiscent of jezebel at ikara only smooooth

Many firsts - 1st 20 lead on gear, first fall on gear, first hand jam! Awesome time.

shitbusters....what a crazy climb. Was sore for days afterwards. Best worst climb

1 year later, and still cant jam, the crux.... one day...

what the f***, so hard for a sport climber, who has never hand jammed in this life....

With Mars. Very hard

couldn't climb for days after that route