Ascents of Cocolossal

Kinda thrutchy

Off-width crack at the bottom with very few options for feet outside the crack, eventually narrows into a hand crack with more solid foot holds outside the crack. Don't be like me - learn off-width technique before tackling this climb. I must have spent at least a half an hour flailing on the first few metres of off-width, thankfully I had a very patient belayer. Once I broke out of the off-width it was fairly smooth sailing for me until the top section. I used my first ever double-fist jam.

I ended up topping out left on the finish for Breakaway instead of right for Cocolossal. I was exhausted from wrestling the crack and didn't feel I had it in me for the roof. The off-width had also eaten my big cams and the roof looked like it needed some. The layback finger crack on a slab finish for Breakaway is much more pleasant than it looks from the ground - however the top out is deceiving. I assumed the top of the boulder was just around the corner, but when I came around the corner I found myself awkwardly straddling a saddle with a couple metres of thin crack and slab still to go. Having missed the rap rings at the top of Cocolossal due to my alternate finish, we walked off.

If I ever come back, I would be keen to lead Breakaway, which looks far more pleasant overall. Maybe once I learn off-width technique I'll try Cocolossal again and lead it in under an hour.

Why would you? The first part is less than an arm span from the flake, and the top is just unpleasant. Retreated below the chockstones

Great if you're into that sort of thing.

Ran up it after Roots since the rope was there anyway. Tricky through the chockstones but fun to grunt through it.

I climbed a mix of breakaway and this. Don't stray onto Cocolossal. Old school off-width grovelling.

Good climb. One dauntiing part, turns out to be super easy.