Ascents in The Cave as various tick types by Ryan Gaskon

First repeat since ‘21 and the most straightforward it’s ever felt. Board climbing paying off just in time for the Blueys

in my runners for something different

Did a completely whack variant/link-up thing starting up peregrine right to the second draw, crossed over into the drop knees of Tim (clipped third draw of Tim), dropped down into this route and across to the knee-bar, then up and left finishing as for Kill Like A Madam. Damn pumpy and felt a grade harder than Tim even with the knee bar rest. Only worth doing if you’re ticked literally everything else on this wall

did a variant from the kneebar in the corner, instead of going right and mantling, went left back into Tim (above the rooflet) and finished that route's extension. bit of rope drag but manageable, slightly pumpier than the original version I felt

Replaced heavily worn screwgates at the chains with some brand new ones. Happily sending y’all!

Pumpy!

Flash barely counts as I’ve done all the moves on separate routes. Fun sustained link up in any case, more enjoyable than KPDM imo

Running out of weird link ups to do up here

Moves past the first chain are crap but it’s a bit of extra pump so why the heck not

ticking off the inbetweens to pass the time until the hole dries out

Probably the highlight of a super productive morning

1st go at the crux but wouldn’t call it an onsight having climbed the other 3/4 of the route previously. Funky

Damp holds made for an… interesting… experience

Wild! Crux pitch had me working from go to woah. Luckily there were good cams in between the pegs. Topped out in heavy rain

Happy to clean up first attempt after getting KPDM the other day. No knee pad required

Sans knee-pad

Bit pointless, but a good way to warm the fingers up without getting too pumped

2nd go after blowing the crux with bad beta ✌️

Wouldn’t count as an insight given I’d done Tim already, some funky moves nonetheless

Another lap. Still feels very sandbagged. Noticeably harder than any other 26 I’ve ever been on - and it’s exactly my style. Either TitG next door is the softest 26 in the world, or this is the stiffest

2nd burn. Need to work on my onsighting!

Just my style, now for the IP extension

2nd go. Came very close to the onsight but missed some crucial beta through the roof

Took more attempts than I’d like. Power endurance really isn’t my thing

Warm down climb. Not as fun when you’re still pumped from projecting other climbs

Moist holds made things interesting!

Big moves on big holds, fun and straightforward

Fun route! Finishes far more quickly than you’d like

Was sandbagged by someone telling me it’s 23, never been so pumped in my life!

2nd go, good fun