Ascents in Skalia by Lee Cujes

Fell high up on the onsight (with no warm up - sun coming) just before gaining the monster tufa. Huge 10-15m whipper.

Better luck second time around in the blazing sun. Still had to fight super hard and only just squeaked through. Best 7c on the planet, no joke. [2]

Couldn't have been any closer to the flash. Dyno to blind hold. Ahhh! So fun.

A series of big holes up a 35 degree wall, to an enormous huck. For JJ, it was love at first kneebar. [2]

Sharpy sharp sharp, sharparoo. Slabs are hard going.

Heinous crimping down low with super jugs up high. Not as good as it looks.

Very nice slab (did I say that?) on perfect stone.

Gear on for Sam's flash. Woot!

Yeah this was okay. A few tricky reads. Erik did well on this.

Sneakers to get gear off. Hard

Frikkin nails slab. At one point I said "I'm off!". Not what I was expecting for 6b+.

Solid. A bit Kerveros-ish.

7m roof on a 7a? Felt like a Grotta 7c.

Repeat. Sneakers

Sneakers - runout.

Repeat. For photo rope. Hung off the fingers on the giant hand!

Almost dicked it up on the overhang. Up and down to figure it out.

Not super

Hmm, hardest 7a around. Like a Verdon 7a.

Yes, did the extension. Mantle that thing out.

A bit confusing at the top. It goes left.

Not so pumpy, but a hard move at the top for sure. Some bad bolts. REBOLT ME

Not much harder, but would be 7a I guess

Pumpy before the rests are gained

I can see why it's popular. Actually has some solid moves.

6c+. Some two finger pocket long pulls. Felt hard! Great work Dave on doing it first try last year. The move right to the cave bit was fantastic.

Touched the stalactite jug, foot blew.

Mike Doyle said he almost fell off, so I feel somewhat better. One of the harder cruxes on a Kalymnos 7b. The rest is easy.

Tried this as a warm up. Mistake. Fell on diabolical crux, lowered.

Long smooth grey slab. Who's on the phone? Persephone!

Wrestle the giant anaconda

Sit on the hand of god. Funnest route of the trip?

Jugs big enough to have their own routes

Tricky last move

VG for its genre. V.v. smooth.