Ascents in Cantons d l'Est

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Certainement la plus "old school" 5.6 que j'ai fait! (Pour ne pas dire sandbag)

Look for some good holds hidden inside the crack. Cams #0.75 - #5, with double #1 and #2. Was relieved to install the purple #5 on top after a few sketchy moves. #6 fits nowhere so don't bring it. No nuts but a #0.4 cam in the beginning. The definition of a sandbag for a 5.6.

Did the first half as it is shared with K-Tre. First half contains a slightly underhanging crack which is clearly not 5.5.

Fun and easy. In the lower part, stayed in the cracks to the right and which caused a fair amount of rope drag. I would stick to the crack from bottom to finish next time. At the mid point, you can head up right to a tougher 5.7R climb, or stick in the crack between the slab and the right wall for an easy finish.

Fairly easy, turn left after the crack at mid height. Standard rack with one #0.3, double #2, one #5, some nuts, and alpine carabiniers. Use long 120cm slings for the relay.