Found a snakeskin at the base, face intact and all! Found another one a little further up. And then another! You'd have thought that would be an indication of what was to come but anyway. I got the wide #4 section, placed my 4 and the my fist in above it. Got my feet up and looked into the crack to see what I could only presume was the owner of one of those skins staring at me and my delicious looking hand. I freaked out, jumped off the wall and proceeded to get the fuck out of there. Walked up the top of the cliff to rappel and get my gear back. Took about 10 minutes of amping myself up to throw my hand in the crack and grab this cam, only for me to get it 2/3rds of the way out before freaking out and not doing the job properly. Cure another 10 minutes of fear before committing to taking the cam out.
If I've learned anything, it's that my life isn't worth the onsight, but it is worth ~$130. What does that make an onsight?
Backing up from Thursday's attempt, really satisfying mix of jams and stances out of the face. Burlied the crux just a little but movement throughout flowed nicely. ¡Vale la pena!
2nded Ben. Found it more thrutchy than I remembered. 6th July 03 with Horney. Soft 19. Very nice little climb with lovely gold/silver/red DMM cam size jams (ie my hand size)
. Found the crux tricky first go.
If I've learned anything, it's that my life isn't worth the onsight, but it is worth ~$130. What does that make an onsight?