Ascents in Connecticut

the first outdoor climb. literally so glad i didn’t die

the first outdoor climb. literally so glad i didn’t die

Very pretty climb, not hard

A beauty and pretty hard. I don't think this is any easier than Tree of Knowledge (12a) next door

nice bouldery climb

Short but pretty line. Easy for the grade. My first CT 7a+

Met martini aan de HMS...

On preplaced gear

all gear

Repeat

hard to protect the first 7 meters. Deserves an R

I TR'ed it, and we left gear, then I lead it on the pre-placed gear

laps with Codey

Laps with Codey

Pink point on prepared gear

laps with Codey

Laps with Codey

laps with Codey

Laps with Codey

Getting the draws back

Great climb, takes perfect gear after a spicy start

Warmup

Had to work out the beta for the crux right before the third clip (on the swinging second bolt). Followed by a gratifying jug and rest to reward you for your footwork, and then careful pulls up into the bones.

A little scary going over the lip for a warmup, but overall nice primer for the sharp and irregular rock at Bear Rock.

Some crazy crux at the second bolt I seriously do not understand. Had to hack my way up with tension. Michael can confirm.

Some real sketchy feet at an early crux - had to rest before getting it clean the second go. The remaining is a cruise, though. Altogether probably wasn't worth the sketchy scramble up for me.

Really fun stuff, although in my opinion climbs easier than Cloud Surfing.

Great climbing up to the crux with plenty of roofs and jams, mistakenly thought it was a crazy slab up the two crimps and failed the onsight.

First part is some fun face climbing with good holds and tricky balancing - last section is a bit of beta testing but incredibly satisfying to stick. Took three tries, but working back up to higher grades!