Begehungen in Access Saddle

Still cannot find a beta that not involve the left crack....

Used the left crack

Gave this one a quick attempt before heading down to main wall. Managed to get to the crux but couldn't find the body position to make the crux stick. Not that good at friction cruxs

First session back at the pond this year, good to be back

The line to the right of this looked doable..

Great climbing using the arete on the left.

Didn’t feel like an eliminate at all. If you’re going left into the crack you’re making a conscious decision to veer off route. Such a fun crux move! At least as hard as crux on ‘Temptress’, similar style. #3rdGo

Harder than it looks. A sit at the second bolt. Beta: stay close to the arete and reach all the way around.

Sent again on fourth try while trying to look for feasible arete beta. Noped out to the easier face line again. This climb would only be a 23 as an eliminate problem. It is easy to clip the bolts on the face climbing at about ~20.

First attempt looking for the holds on arete and failing to find them. Went left instead. On the arete this would be a hard 23. But with cheat codes it is a 20/21 climbing the face and using the crack on left hand.

Second attempt with left crack beta.

Sent on third attempt. On the arete this would be a hard 23. But with cheat codes it is a ~20/21 climbing the face and using the crack on left hand.

Climbed this one cleanly but laboured over it. End of an average day

Had to try harder than expected to onsight this in the sun at the end of the day.

I actually liked this climb but we didn't use the dirty mossy arête and climbed to the left of the bolts (although taking care not to go past the bolts of the 17 route there!) until after clipping the 3rd bolt, then traverse on crimps to the arête to go over ledge and clip hidden 4th bolt. Then up arête, laying back to the anchor. Our beta really makes this climb more like a grade 21 rather than 23... In my opinion, if there is an easier way to climb the route then that is the grade it should be because eliminate problems are for the gym, but then I'm just a gumby

I like this one, nice arête and crimps Used it as cooldown route (in the hot as sun lol )

pretty good, not worthy of 3 stars by any bet... pretty much a highball