Did this start for all 3 22's before realising what it was. Last climb I did the flash flood start into the 23 moves. Was definitely the best way to do it.
Got it! First 23!!! Got through the second crux on a working try and asked my belayer if I’d fallen yet. When they said ‘no’ I freaked out but made it to the anchors!!!
Stick clipped through the second crux after falling twice while loosing the light. Scrambled up the rest and re tied in with barely being able to see my knot. Guess the days are getting shorter. 😳
Clean Repeat. Upclimbed Thai Virus, downclimbed La Nina and finished via the A Nice Day for a Disco start -all without every clipping the anchors. A 40m pitch
Into LN. The worse way to start the route. Setting up a line for rope shenanigans with Tristan and Tom. Seems like a very fitting thing to climb on a torrential rain day. Pretty classic really.
This should probably just be the start of thai virus, and then it would be an independant route. /nyway, its a harder and more intereting start to those routes.
Thought this would be a nice start to La Nina, but it has a miserably hard move at the lip. Matched on the 5mm edge with a right heel and pulled through to the block on the right. La Nina was very fun and had some "engaging" traverse moves on slippery slopers.
Started inside the cave as the usual start was busy and did La Nina (amazingly fun route). First go, I hung there and managed to get out of the cave with right hand crimp and left hand coming across my body to the broken diagonal crimp into a rockover up to jug. The rest of La Nina is a fun traversing adventure of technical balanced climbing. It was an exciting finish as I didn't get the best contact with my left hand.
Gave it another go but couldn't get into the same position at the start. Instead I moved further right and gaston with my left, tension with right foot and backwards slap to the jug. Fun to stick it. Felt tired so I did rest during the remainder of the route. Bobbie got this clean but refused to accept it as her first 22/23 because she was on top rope for the first three bolts.
Had to have a few goes at the awkward move going around the small roof to reachy side pull but once I got it went to the top via Thai virus. Super happy to get through the crux first try, will be back to get the tick on this one.
Last time here I figured out the cruxes bottom and top. It is sooo much easier knowing what I am doing and when I am not tired from constant falling off.
