Ascents of The Fat Man Traverse

Might take a few sessions to relearn the first move

Punted off the top out sloper, too pumped. Might go next time? Psyched!

Couldn't have asked for better conditions tonight. Felt calm and satisfied even before arriving in the forest. This was only amplified during attempts and after the send. Strange how easy it all seemed, and how relaxed the process feels when you disentangle yourself from an outcome-based mindset.

I tried the start move of this on my first ever outdoor bouldering trip and immediately thought "crap that's hard!" and "I'm going to climb it one day". Three years later and it's come true. Thanks Lena for coming out to the forest with me again. Totally rate post-send picnic in the cave. Glad I brought the blanket and cake.

So stoked to get all the way through this absolute banger 🎊🎉🎊 Thanks for the spot and psyche lads!

Fell at the very last move. Sadness

Bit of a poop session, felt like a sack of potatoes. Stuck the UtD throw every attempt today, but couldn't coordinate the end again.

So, so, so, so, so tantalisingly close, dropped the last move before the top on the second burn, need to come back fresh!

Cheers for the pad Zac

Stuck the first move on all attempts today. I'm running out of power soon after the cut-loose move. Just need to keep giving it attempts and try it when fingers are fresh...

Got the traverse properly dialled again. Spitting on and off all night but the holds stayed dry

Repeated the first move no issues. I'll have to relearn beta for the traverse, though.

Achieved all my goals tonight. Walkout in the rain felt deeply cathartic.

Massive progress on the first move. Hugely exciting.

Always feels so possible but just out of reach. Just have to keep showing up I guess.

Back to business. Feeling much better than last set of projecting -- getting off the ground is easy at least. The ticket will be skin management this round. Keen to get back to it and commit some send burn sessions.

Finally

A good variation of nice moves!

Haven't done the first move yet. The rest I've done in three sections. Cheers Khosro for giving me a spot and suggesting beta! Five

Can still pull on... and still cannot move!

Can still pull on... and still cannot move!

Managed to pull on for the first time.

One.

Made progress, but no resounding success. I'll come back when the holds are properly dry.

End of session suss, got all the moves and have some beta sorted. Keen to come back and try put it together. Can imagine it putting up a fight.

What an absolute mission. Third shot of the day but got very close on the first shot but had an absolutely heartbreaking fall.

Full disclosure I started with the lower footer on unleash the dancer and went down to jugs at the start of smoke and mirrors before the top out. I'm looking forwards to coming back and trying some different beta too. Definitely still feels like the hardest problem I've ever done. It's certainly the problem that's taken me the longest. Thanks heaps to everyone who's worked this problem with me but especially Alex Mougenot Liam Sutcliffe Alexander Jones Josh notlongnotstrong you guys are deadset legends.

So close yet so far

Not today

Send attempts are a go go. Not much else to improve on for now.

Many laps of kick-over sequence into smoke and mirrors. Consistent and dialed. Wait for dry start holds!

Only had 30 mins today before we were shooed off by a construction worker. Felt pretty good but need some more endurance.