Ascents in Frog Buttress by Brendan Coulter

Tougher than I remember, but also way more fun

Took a little to figure out how to do the crux. Once I figured it out, went down easy - the rest was one hell of a fight though!

Anchor could use a replacement - one bolt, and it’s been bent over pretty aggressively.

Made use of red and green dragonfly, which was fun. Save it for when you’re running out of new routes to climb

The impressive part was Rachael’s top rope flash of this

Better than I remembered it, fun the whole way

Nowhere near as fun as I remember

Somehow haven’t logged these yet

Got scared clipping the pin and pulled on the gear. Fun technical face climbing. Gets the grade for the fear factor - climbs closer to 22/23

Somehow I hadn’t logged this one yet. Always a fun lap

Classy, chill crack climbing. Definitely done it before, but it needed logging here

Tried stepping back down from the crux to re-assess and came off

Good climb, but I don’t think I’d bother going back for a while. Out of the roof was fun

Slipped off the 2nd move, so missed another onsight

Great climbing, and deserves a lot more traffic for sure. Don’t bother pre-placing gear, the landing is nice, and the hard moves are low

It’s amazing they took 10 years before climbing this route! Loved it

The start is harder than it looks - but maybe tiny fingers would help.

The flared crack is absolutely awesome, and doesn’t give up until you hit the top. Totally worth the struggles at the start just for this.

I’d recommend this being the only way you ever finish Old Guard. Doesn’t add any difficulty, but the extra meters of quality climbing make it 100% worth it. Pro is good

Good way to send off the frog season. Gear is better than I remembered… shame I didn’t remember the moves either! Barely squeaked it out

Tape came off the hole in my finger, making a couple finger locks impossible. The way it’s climbed these days, it’s definitely no harder than other 25s like carrion comfort or voices

Whimped out and sat just before the crux at the start… then proceeded to the top no issues! Beautiful finger-locking the whole way. There is a wasp nest guarding one of the face holds - forces you to use the crack!

Got myself scared and bailed off to TSLD. Turns out the crux is low, and climbing quite safe. I'll get back to it eventually

Another onsight blown - although I don’t think I did myself any favours trying it in the midday sun! First trad whip in AGES! It’ll go next time for sure

Excellent climbing, it definitely feels stiff at the grade. Consolation prize for punting on WH

Nowhere near as awkward as I expected, quite an enjoyable warmup

That walk up the flake at the end makes the whole thing worth it. Beware of some precariously stacked blocks near the top

Missed the onsight last week, but feels so much easier the second time. Having a 000TCU helped too

Missed the onsight last week, but feels so much easier the second time. Having a 000TCU helped too

That walk up the flake at the end makes the whole thing worth it. Beware of some precariously stacked blocks near the top

I'm impressed I'd never gotten on this one before. Fun 3d climbing

Didn't bring thin gear for the crack before the crux, wimped out (this is becoming a theme) and sat on gear. Regardless, it's a hard (and kinda slick) crux, then nice climbing to the top

Jumped on because there was a cam stuck. I feel like whoever booties that thing won't get a functional cam

Definitely up there with one of the best I've done at Frog! Cool, well protected boulder start, hilarious corner up to some techy stuff, and a crux right at the top. Loved every moment of this

Pretty sure I got the onsight of this years ago, but didn't log it. Call it an alzheimer's onsight

Thank god for double #4 & 5

Renaming to "Wusses in the sky" after my abysmal onsight attempt! Got all the moves and gear figured out though, so it'll be ticked by end of season for sure

Not bad

Awesome climbing, eats up offset nuts! Beware wasp nest about 1/3 height. Far enough out that you don’t need to disturb it

Definitely wouldn’t do it again

The Machine is back... The sewing machine that is! Stitched up the start so hard I was top roping the whole time. Classy climbing the whole way, loved it

Access pitch to Rickety Kate. Definitely felt WAY harder than 13

What a great climb to kick off the day! 4:30am onsight by headtorch

Access to termination... then did it again once our rope got stuck pulling from termination

Hidden gem, onsight as the sun was rising behind me

The hardest 21 at frog! The sun had risen, and after this I thought for sure our attempt at 20 20s was over. There's no way we'd have enough energy after being blasted by this monster!

Sweet relief after the brutalness of Juggernaut. Probably the easiest 20 at frog.

Honestly, I barely even remember doing this one! Was Josiah's lead, and I was still recovering from Juggernaut

Not as bad/runout as the description suggests. I wouldn't suggest placing gear behind the boot, but it's pretty bomber the rest of the way, and decent climbing.

Calling this a 20 offwidth is an insult to Juggernaut

What a way to finish up the 20 20s! Topped out at 8:45pm

Almost a heartbreaker! No energy left in the reserves, I barely made it up in one piece!