Ascent in El Rito as Attempt

Jim and I really worked this climb, or it worked us. He led the 1st three bolts got stuck and had me check it out. I figured the next moves but didn’t want to lead; so, Jim led the next 2 bolts and got stuck. I managed to clip the last three bolts but couldn’t get over the crux to the anchors. Jim tried to no avail and I tried again without success. So we both ended up climbing up and down about 2 ½ times. We finally climbed around to the top to lower and repel down to retrieve our quick draws, fun but unsuccessful. I’ll be back