Ascents of Golden Showers

Climbed to the top and freaked at the top out. Downclimbed back to the ground.. 🙂

Pretty dirty but definitely worthwhile. Topping this scared the crap out of me but all the stemming was super fun. Cool problem for sure

great problem

Musings on the grade: boulderers rarely climb crack and probably can't layback so this would appear relatively hard. 70s trad would be 18 at most, making it in the very low Vs. The actual layback & bridging is pretty straight forward, so V2 is probably about right. Wouldn't want to be trying to shove stoppers in it on the onsight, though!

Unwilling to hit the deck solo so kitted up with helmet & toprope - just as well, two rocks rumbled down and did not strike unprotected cranium. Flipped off before returning to muscular topout thru a wall of dirt.

Easily up crack and then got scared and bailed off very dirty mantle.

Good line - should have cleaned the top!

I enjoy this kind of thing but it was a bit dirty at the top.

watch the top

twas good

I was drawn to this..