Ascents in Orpierre

Easy and fun

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hard in 2nd pitch

schön zu stehen und zu greifen

Mehrseillängen Testtour mit Luna und Flora

First multipitch was an epic lol. Main lesson learned was to make sure you have two devices (one for each person) for descending, don’t try to share one grigri. After spending twenty minutes untangling the rope, I lead the first pitch which was basically a scramble. Harriet seconded and then lead the next 4b pitch which was surprisingly strenuous and definitely sandbagged. I seconded the sketchy 4b pitch then we decided to get off the route. Set up the single rope rappel and then harriet descended using the grigri. Somehow I managed to retrieve it by pulling the rope. Was terrified that I would accidentally pull the rope through or the grigri would get stuck. I then rappeled down to the first anchor then we decided to bail and just scramble down the final pitch to the base. Too hot. Too little equipment. Too little experience. Climbing is a harsh teacher.

sweet multi-pitch - cranking over that last bulge is pretty out there

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