Ascents in Pandora's Buttress

pink point pitch 1. onsight pitch 2. very slippery when wet

Climbed the first pitch as it started to sprinkle, then the 2nd pitch (most technical) in the full-out rain on soaking-wet rock. Not the most fun thing, but definitely a challenge. It was great rock, well-protected, and not actually all that bad, even soaking wet.

Didn't actually climb third (9m to top-out) pitch, but it look quite easy, even soaking wet, compared to the 2nd pitch and would happily have lead it, except the escape by rappel looked easier from where we were.

Jan Haringhuizen

With Jan.