攀登 of Imogenation

Whipped on the first go. Kept it together on the second go. Fuck yeah! My legs were shaking like a leaf starting from the crux on the extension

Back on the horse. I would be honoured for this to be my first 25. All moves go, and honestly was pretty stoked to link to the penultimate bolt. The next lil sequence is wild, and there is one move that surely is not the beta but it just might work?

Best route at the crag besides hecules extensjin

TRS just on the extension. About 10 laps. The last one clean

Huzzah! Hot temps but dry conditions. The send at last. Really great learning experience.

Warmed up at home due to time constraints but that didn't properly prepare me for hard slab climbing... Took a whipper at the last bit of the crux. New highppoint though. This climb is turning into my white whale!

2nd attempt felt so good. Just forgot the "think with your feet" mantra at the crux. No time for a 3rd attempt.

First at the grade - collective send (thanks Shaun for the belay, Ryan for the stick clip, and both for the mocking). Went smoothly after a few sessions on TRS.

Wowowowowow very good. This lives up to the hype. Maybe just because it feels doable? Maybe like a v4 boulder problem?

Lead the Imogen part clean while placing the draws (it almost feels boring by now). The best place to rest for the top part is probably just lower to Imogen's anchor. I might have found a beta for the lower crux. I might still have to tune the top part but everything feels repeatable after the first move

warmup/trying to tick holds for Raphael

Finding out the moves. I am not too sure about the crux, at the first attempt, I could do some moves here and there. At the second attempt, could do the upper part of the extension clean and sorted out all the moves. Very inefficient beta for the crux yet. Third attempt was for cleaning the draws, I could repeat the top part but pulled on draws all the way beforehand

A couple of attempts to refamiliarise myself with the thiness up top. Turns out it's still thin.

First 25 yay, very pumped but hung in there. Love Cathedral so much, great conditions today

23 start is tricky but cool. Was a bit stuck on the first move of the extension but fortunately I have a very loving belayer who offered to come up to the first anchor where he could give better advice. Otherwise it all seems very doable.

Absolute mega line! Probably on the easy side of 25?

Needs a clean but dam this is a nice line! Real keen on it. Moves all went just need to execute

Third red point go, fifth time on the rope. First of the grade! Really enjoyable delicate slabbing!

Stoked to get this second session. Very much my style: crimp crimp high foot crimp crimp. Had to bleed for (on) it but it went!

Got all the moves, top feels very attainable. Let the projecting begin!

Back on it after 9 months, as Sasha wanted to try it. Second go today (third in total). Did not touch the sacred stem down below or at the top . The final boulder is not that hard, and possibly without a single move harder than the lower crux, but it's quite a few delicate moves. More mental than physical.

Gets thinner and thinner, not ideal in the heat

Crimps

One go. Seemingly infinite sequence of small crimps (getting smaller and more gaston-y) and high feet. No particular crux; sustained. Had to take a few times to collect beta and catch up. Can see it being loved, but hardly in the mood to make further attempts.

Felt pretty solid this time, but fell at the crux move a couple times - I forgot how small that crimp is. Feels pretty doable.

Great crimpy, sustained climbing. Worked out all the moves, even after constantly Elvis legging myself off the credit card. Definitely coming back to get this clean.

took a minute to put the bottom part together again but cruised up the top part, cranking on crimps is my jam. Sick moves

Got owned hard today! Is it just me or did someone break off a thumb catch-flake above the credit card edge crux recently?

Rad, thin, hard.

Moves dialled!

Finally. Good conditions great company. Very enjoyable sloppers with positive friction.