Ascensions dans North West par Niels Tork

Fell on my first attempt, got it clean right after on my second go. Amazing climbing that tested me in more than one way. Great way to finish what could be my last Arapiles visit. Yew!

Started on the 15, but felt this was not an obvious line and decided to move into the 17. Many loose rocks on both climbs and spaced, somtimes mediocre placements. On our first anchor we cleaned two massive boulders from the wall as we feared they might cause harm to whoever would climb this after us. Later during the climb I ended up with a piece of rock in my hand that I was holding as I was placing gear minutes earlier. At the top, we got confused what to do. I would highly suggest making your way to the anchors on the top of the wall to your left as the book suggests. We rapped down with two 60 meter ropes tied together and were able to do the rappel in one go to the ground.

Climbed this as a single pitch.

Started on this thinking I was doing my warm-up on The Perfect Extraction (18), it felt a bit stiff for the grade. Got it second go with direct finish.

Rested on my gear at both the cruxes. What an amazing climb! Will be back to get this clean.

Started this just after a drizzle, which made the first pitch slightly more challenging. Lead all pitches with three followers, belay ledges were descent enough. Magnificent climbing, you can see why this is one of the great classics at Arapiles. Some polished holds and crazy amounts of chalk everywhere couldn’t spoil our fun.