Ascents in Minnesota as various tick types

Sierra Madre 12a

powerful but doable. took a couple times throughout the route. first roof left hand into slot right next to bolt, then right hand into slot directly above, then left hand out to left sidepull thing. second roof, bump right hand, left hand up to great slot, toe on edge then big move right to hold with right hand.

fell at crux and took a few tries to get through it. right hand pinch, left hand side pull, left hand Gaston on shark tooth, right hand Gaston on side pull block, left hand to mono pocket

tough middle section, but leads well. get stood up on feet at first clip. crux in middle. clip third bolt from upper left crimp, then right foot up to polished slopey thing? then dynamic move to jug out left. set feet and go for ledge.

tough crux section between huecos. Give a session on top rope to work out the right beta. straight up probably won't work; work left then back right

at 4th bolt: right hand in pocket side pull, work feet up (high right foot), left hand up to Gaston, right hand to jug

use right hand crimp at top of crux rather than pinch. 1-hung the beginning.

to get up to crux, left hand good pinch, work your way up the right side of the bolts, right hand up to side pull in drill hole. at crux, start with right toes facing down, then spin to standing up. left hand throw to ledge

left hand side pull, right hand slot, high right foot, stand up into right hand side pull. Small gear that you don't want to test

decent holds, and some fun moves, but the wandering nature of the route and alternate paths (some of which are dead-ends) make this just an okay route

probably not as good as it once was, but still a couple fun moves. no stick clip required. totally possible to clip old bolt #3 around corner. work feet onto arete with left hand in pocket, bump up right hand side pull, then big move left to rail. decent edge at the top. top out left or right, just commit.

fun sustained route. beta notes: high left foot, left hand into small two finger undercling pocket. layback left on decent edges, then right foot out right to a good foot hold, then right hand to pocket. right hand side pull, left hand pocket straight up, right hand out right to good friction pinch, work feet, right hand bump to side pull, work feet, then left hand high to large pocket?

holds out left are tempting, but all the holes are there to go straight up, sticking slightly right of the bolt line

fell going to the crumbly ledge at the anchors. correct beta: get into the dihedral at the level of the gaston. Key left foot at the edge of the roof

had to take at the two final 2 finger pockets. ended up switching the left hand jug into an undercling and going straight to the good ledge

Right hand crimp (pointer in seam), left hand edge on arete, bump right hand up to drill hole, slopers on top, clip with heel hook, mantle

need to work on top rope a few times before leading again

First trad pro place practice

side pull up to the jug. match on the jug, stem feet out. right hand up to bad pinch. stand up on feet and throw for the good lip. got it after a few tries

would've been onsight if no wasp sting.

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