Ascents in Thorn Buttress as various tick types

skipped a big crimpy move down low, and dogged up. cool enough

Dialled in the crux on top rope, then went for a lead attempt. Got the crux down now, just need to be efficient on the roof moves

Some promising links today! Great bit of climbing

Giving this a go after a long 'break'. Lock off, toe down hard

Nice challenging pumpy lead. First bolt clipped. Def hardest from bolts 1-3, but the lingering pump made the rest an ongoing challenge. Top roped it after and it was no easier, lol, I was gassed. I'll have another go with fresh arms though...

Still have no idea what the beta in the route description refers to. Just follow the bolts!

Quite fun

The traverse and drop down move was scary but that could just be my short legs 😢 Cool moves through the crux once you work out what to do and then it’s just trying to control the pump easy climbing to the end.

Sorted the moves so will be back, scary to the second bolt

And again. Perhaps I’m overshooting in anticipation or I’m preemptively releasing so I don’t slide down the rock if I don’t stick it. Not sure what to adjust as I don’t even feel that fatigued after repeating the sequence up to it and sticking the move twice in a row after coming off

Rinse and repeat. Fell again on the clean burn and stuck it twice after. Need to figure out what’s happening here 🤯

Up to the dyno and dropped the dyno. Stuck the move twice after then lowered. Feeling super dialled and locked in for the entire sequence up to it at least

Im getting quite good at falling before getting the rail at the third bolt now. Surely any burn now this will happen. I always manage to pull back on and top. After falling once at the crux.

Need to return in better conditions maybe and shoes ?

Another burn and another bottle. Just not hitting it quite right. Can one blame their shoes? 👀

Stuck the move and lowered off the third.

After watching Vaughan, basically onsight this and the stoke being at an all time high I still managed to bottle the the move. The rest feels dialled though. Thanks for the super soft catch Vaughan!

Last burn for the day and bottled the dyno. Got good height and just didn’t quite latch the hold.

Went back up and finished the route.

Overall stoked with my progress. Any session now it could go

Messed up my foot beta on the dyno. Quite the exhilarating fall.

Dialled the dyno and didn’t top.

First burn of the day. Took a rest after clipping the second.

Lined up the dyno and got it first go and continued to the top. Incredibly stoked to get the move and do this in one hang. Stuck the dyno again on lower too.

I progressed a lot faster than I thought I would. ELV R training definitely helped my mental for this dyno.

A year later I come back to this, feeling stronger and more confident. And this time I can't even get to the top — on top rope, again. So I'm here "claiming" my top rope attempt, which apparently leads to 'grade attachment', whatever the fuck that is. Now that I got that out of the way — note to self (and spoiler alert for the onsighters, who shouldn't be here by the way): remember high left foot and drop knee to avoid peeling off in the roof; clip from high crimp, cross hands at the following crimps, drop your left knee properly and go for the furthest left part of the crimp "rail" next. I'm learning, and that's what this log is for, and remember, you chose to read it.

Last burn and felt pretty dialed going up to the big move near the third bolt.

The two finger pocket at the first bolt felt great today and was also mini knee baring the left knee in the undercling.

Refined my moves to the second clip okay. Still couldnt get to the third bolt proper without grabbing the draw. Tried a few different methods here but none unlocked it. Dyno almost worked, got the height but felt crazy to latch. Maybe more crimp power?

Felt pretty rough doing the moves again. Trying to refine the beta and what works best for me. Crux move up to third bolt was elusive!

What a line, got all the moves individually, just need to hook it all up.

Could barely make any of the moves this time. Technically took a ground fall on rope stretch after cutting feet and peeling off the holds at the first draw.

Wasn’t able to find much rest on the block after the roof. Couldn’t make the big move to the last bolt.

This time I did manage the top sequence at least!! The nice holds at the top inspire some confidence

Not sure. Hard moves after hard moves. Managed to get to the last clip via many hang dogs. Very crimpy and pumpy. Could not get through to the good top holds.

tried the redpoint and din't get it this time. Another cledan lap on top rope at the end of the session too, but the redopoint will have to wait...

Another try at this today. For me the heel hooks (I think three all up) are instrumental. Found a new LH large side pull up the top, level with the undercling/ side pull block but further left. Felt no where near as strong as last time.