Ascents in Muir Valley

Fucking yeah!! Steep as!

Did pretty good on the OS attempt. If I had of held the weird pocket crux I probably would have held on to the end.

What is a collection of ladybugs called? Because that's what was attacking me at the crux. Attacking I tell you. Be prepared for a PROMETHEUS of ladybugs! [2]

Finally unlocked the crux! Sneaky undercling is the way

Fell off after last bolt on OS. Weird leg-wrap rests. One big dyno. Suited me. Second try.

Oh man. Why has thou forsaken me? I fell on the last hard move, which is a dynamic accuracy stab into a very tight two-finger pocket. I just missed the bloody thing!

Tired. Just got there. [2]

3 hours later...I got the play by play spray with 4 people tag teaming for each part of the climb they were most familiar with lol... Can't believe it! 2 x 12d in a day... Best day everrrr!

3 hours passed and contemplated not climbing because of how crappy I felt on the warm ups. But then I got the beta and watched Liz work the moves. Went up and went for the pocket, then the crimp, leaped for the cross through latching it with my feet cutting, supermaned and reeled it back in with my other hand.... I seriously thought I was coming off.. First real 12d flash and an AMAZING on at that!

Couldn't figure out the high crux.

3th today

Brilliant face climb in my style but probably more like low end 12c regardless. I had one go to equip it, then had a false start on the bottom boulder, came down and rested for 10 minutes then sent it packing. Stoked!

Less interesting moves but more sustained and probably better than Triple Sec. This wall is STACKED! We’ll be back for sure.

Very broken up, but 3 x super rad cruxes in different styles. The bouldery pocketed start is the highlight, but the face sections are interesting mono slabbing. Really cool. Prolly 12c.

Super rad and surprisingly sustained. On my flash attempt I fell off at the first bolt, then went from below that move to the top and fell off at the last move... probably a good think I didnt link to the end . My favourite of the routes here, as the jumpy roof start is awesome, and the final duelling pockets is spectacular.

Three goes in the worstest most arctic-est weather ever. The forecasted max temp for the day was -1 and that wasn’t until 3pm. Radical radical route but no real hopes of a send in such horrendous temperatures. I did get the beta down pat though.

Perfect finish to the trip with a team send of this route! Just absolute class and absolute fun, it doesn’t get much better! Stoked beyond belief. I warmed up on it then bungled a move on my first red point go today, but it went fairly easily after that and I felt gloriously solid on the tricky crux up high. I probably owe this ascent to the weather gods for finally bringing some manageable temperatures! Third shot today plus one exploratory lap the other week and three hopeless goes on the freezing day of death. Now on to Vegas and J-Tree!!

3 more Red point burns when the warmest it got all day was -1 (and as low as -7). 2nd lap I had my frozen hands on the victory jugs but no capacity to hold on (had been totally numb for the entire upper crux). Proper heartbreaker and ensuing temper tantrum.

First redpoint burn today after a bolt-to-bolt to warmup and equip. Felt strong and climbed well (its amazing what temperatures about 0 do for one's climbing ability), and sending this was a great end-cap to the trip, finishing in mega-classic fashion. Getting the team-send with Will Vidler was just the perfect conclusion.

#2go

#hard