Ascents in Bald Rock Recreational Preserve (BRRP) as various tick types by Paul Frothy Thomson

3rd shot. Classic Frothy send: riding the darkness with a headlamp, spoogy conditions, and a water streak wetting key footers. Beautiful Buoux pockets to super techo slab, this route was made by Satan just for my pleasure . Despite some sources saying 13a, this is definitely only 12d, even after I broke off half the crux hold.

Even better, even more nails! Beautiful rock, steepness, pockets, body positions.

Ludicrous sandbag, but bloody spectacular even in miserable conditions. Steep pocket and funky body positions.

Its a good omen for a trip when you have to project the warmup as your first route in The Gorge... but I got there in the end. Super steep jugs with a brief pocketed bouldery crux.

An awesome climb linking rad features... with a healthy dose of committment. Felt more 11c to me.

A tad damp, though fun for a short blunt slabby arete. The crux was soloing up to the first bolt via some tenuous footers.

Jeebus, these are not good warmups. I had to try bloody hard not to fall off this. Short but sustained, fingery climbing.

Basically a dawdle, with a v16 crux... even harder in the cold. Not a recommended warmup.

Super short, but fun, committing gritstone slap-arete. Exciting in the wet, with a few moments of real panic.

Struggled in the cold today (numbed out on previous efforts), but managed to stick it out by skipping the final clip entirely.