Ascensioni in Gibraltar Rock

#2 and #4.

Will put up the first pitch as the approach to get to Wave Rider, which we climbed as #3.

Better advice: climb the 5.7 and traverse right to the ledge, or even climb the bottom of Blueberry and link into Wave Rider.

First pitch was brutal with a lot of effort wasted trying to solve the crux start. Second pitch was friendlier but still burly. Not a fan of the bottom; might consider the second pitch again in future?

#3. Next time, a better approach would be to climb Blueberry as warmup, top-belay the second, and rap down to the ledge, so that Wave Rider is more easily accessed. Or else do the bottom of Blueberry and then link into Wave Rider for the upper half.

Led on Will's draws.

#1. First lead in ages, and it felt great. Fun route.

#5. Start up the thin crack was sharp as hell so Will opted for the wider crack, which was reminiscent of Leave It To Beaver (5.6) over at The Spot. After that it became a 5.10a route.

Bolts added a decade or so after the original trad FA.

Rather than leading, I went up through Will's gear and cleaned on the way. Fun route, would do again.