Ascensioni in Bulgaria come Clean

Technical beef. Super glad I got this 2nd try. Bring your finger crack skills and slab-ready footwork

Got my ass kicked first try. Sent clean second go but did a TR because I thought I would be too tired. Oh well, pretty happy with it. 5.12b/c

Lovely traverse, done on descent from Musala after climbing the ridge from Yastrebets (mostly a walkup, with 1 short M1 section). Regular belay on the chimney, simul otherwise. We avoided the first rock tower after Musala not knowing how the descent looked like, otherwise we mostly kept to the ridge. Descent on the nw ridge of Irechek, which we abandoned maybe 2/3 in when we saw a good glissade line. Lovely day out, out before dawn, sunrise on Aleko, good snow and warm rock. I missed granite.

Top rope after dogging up on first attempt.