The most fun pitch I'd say, coming from the inside face and gaining the arete on the outside is supercool. I felt a bit pumped at the start, maybe because it was the first climb.
The belay stance is a bit sketchy, be careful and crossing to the other side, we actually belayed the first person (just in case) and used the stick clip for the first draw.
One hard move just after the second bolt, then another session that could get you pumped and you are safe to reach the top.
But, you still gotta get out of there.
We used the Welsh Dragon exit, skipping the first pitch (aid), by swigging across and reaching the belay stance after the traverse right of the first pitch of Welsh Dragon.
I'll add some info in the Welsh Dragon tick.
No doubt the most adventurous day of climb for me so far. Also one of the most beautiful places in the blue mountains that I have seen, the view is simply incredible.
Definitely a summer climb, we were feeling cold even in a hot day.
First Rappel -
We used a 67m fixed line for the first abseil which wasn't enough to skip the second rappel, so we ended up having to do 3 abseils. A 80m rope would do the job.
Second Rappel - (not needed if the first fixed line is 80m long).
Less than 30m
Third Rappel -
The 70m rope was just enough, even though it did not totally reach the ground, we could swing to a taller rock and get to the ground (if you do this be careful not to let the 2 ends of the rope go when the last person finishes the abseil, it would be a pain if not impossible to recover it.
We were 2 groups of 2, started around 8:30am from the car park and back to the car around 8pm, definitely a big day and the wondering around also added to it.
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Jorge Packer, Rodolfo Bertozo, Cynthia F.
First Rappel - We used a 67m fixed line for the first abseil which wasn't enough to skip the second rappel, so we ended up having to do 3 abseils. A 80m rope would do the job.
Second Rappel - (not needed if the first fixed line is 80m long). Less than 30m
Third Rappel - The 70m rope was just enough, even though it did not totally reach the ground, we could swing to a taller rock and get to the ground (if you do this be careful not to let the 2 ends of the rope go when the last person finishes the abseil, it would be a pain if not impossible to recover it.
We were 2 groups of 2, started around 8:30am from the car park and back to the car around 8pm, definitely a big day and the wondering around also added to it.