Ascents in Chealea

MUST climb early morning. The rock was too hot to touch in some places above the tree line at 11:00 when we tried it.

I'm so much weaker than last time I tried this route, this thing is like a benchmark for how much I suck. Also a tree branch grew out and covered the mono on the left that gets you to the third bolt, so I was flummoxed for a long time.

Hard start, drops grade dramatically after the second bolt. I think if I had a stick clip I might have made it, just too scary to fall back to the first bolt.

Mostly just cleaning the gear for clients. There’s a bad loose rock above the anchors slightly to the left. Only comes into play on a top out.

Very short, but very fun route. If the terrain was different it would be a slightly high boulder problem. Very bouldery. Sweet mono on the left when you're going for the third bolt.

This is a fun one. As the route gets easier if you trend right, but harder if you trend left, there's a constant pull right, but the whole thing traverses strongly left to the top. Keeps you in the fun stuff.