Ascents of Mortal Combat

Aided thru crux then clean, at least 2 grades harder than Bloodbath. Start could be dyno.

Aided impossible start to jug at first bolt then more desperation past flake.

Slipped off the start a few times!

Delicate start

Good to clean up this old ghost first shot today. The start was tricky, but hardly nails... I don't know what drugs I was on last time I was at Tarana (I couldn't get up the start of this in like 15 attempts, but could onsight the monster Retreat from Moscow???). Okay climbing after the second bolt (felt about Tarana Grade 18).

Nope, couldn't get past the first 3m of climbing. Must have had about 15 shots, trying everything imaginable. Perhaps there's a trick to it, but nothing I did could stop that left footer from sliding off the sidepull as I tried to move further up.

social climbing..

hard, sequency crux start

Hard start. I cheated - someone held my foot on the rock!

tough start then it's all over

hard start then easier - 3 bolts

Interesting bouldery start which took a few attempts; climbed clean after that.

Excellent moves but very thin.

with Damien Taylor