Ascensions dans Rochers du Néviau

#soft

Hard fighting on those pockets. Thanks Dave for all the beta and preparation.

Overhang

#2go #soft

#2go

Forgot how special it is. The rock allows such continuously interesting climbing, you switch your mind off, go on and trust that some funky holds will appear some way or another. There always pops up something you can use. Perfect line, world-class! Had to do it again! Thanks Ward.

Slimy crux. Yet very interesting and then enduring. Thanks Dave.

Haven't had my forearms so acidified in a long time. Although Pé showed us force is not all too vital for a succesfull attempt, the lesser climber like me will blow his muscles to piece going through the overhang. A hard crux, not too hard though, and then some well-jugged, just too steep terrain. A stellar excercise in conservative climbing. Great fun, good falls.

A hard middle section shut me down after umpteen attempts. Fingers pretty sore of the repeated crimping attempts in the middle section. Some good insight from Stefan though: avoid ending up in a limbo of half-heartedness, where you battle to reach the point where you fell and after some desperate moves decide to drop out because you know your high point is good enough and because it's tough. A lack of creativity in movement and repeated body positiong errors are very symptomatic. Good fun trying, sad to not have reached the roof, because that's what we were there for actually...

Need to guess right, good line! Thanks Dave.

2nd Go

Classic route. Slightly polished but doable. Good hands till the overhang, there is the crux. Good hands, need to commit and go for it. Clean and good fall from there

The original superpumpy and direct 50m-line on heavenly Dolomite: L1 by the acrobatic left (the newer right variant is less hard and continuous) + L2 (runout with great awkward riddly big moves over intimidating roofs and flakes). Thanks Brecht.

Hard

1ere longueur

On sight & Solo, this one!!

Very technical Solo, after practise 1 time!