Ascents by Charles B

Pumpy

A nice addition to the crag, needs a bit of traffic to clean it up. Wasn't sure about the intended start - do you traverse in from the left along the rail (easy) or straight up on crimps from under the first bolt (thin)? Michael Law?

Interesting problem. Too scared to commit to the moves without a spotter.

Played a bit on this, quite fun with some tricky moves.

Still not enough endurance

Fun!

Topout is a bit sandy

Broke off a hold on the sidepulls. Don't think it alters the grade though.

Not sure if the underclings above the starting hold are on or not. They make the problem much easier, but it's more fun without them.

I found this much easier than V4, but I reached past what I think are the slopers referred to in the description - might be harder if you use those. Or maybe I was off route.

Easy tick for V2.

Not sure if I did this "right", but it was quite fun.

Did a few variants on the theme for good measure

This problem was a bit of a journey for me. It was the first problem I tried when I discovered the crag - the first time I'd pulled my climbing shoes on in many years. It was too hard for me at the time though and I've mostly ignored it since then, but finally felt strong enough to spend some time working it.

After unlocking the sequence it went fairly easily, although it did feel solid for the grade. I didn't use much of a "crimpy sequence" as per the description though, so maybe my beta is bad.

Overall a great problem, and a very satisfying send.

Got it 6th shot