Ascents of Jesus Wept

Learning the moves.

Fuck yeah!!! Both cruxes felt a little desperate but so much more solid than I would have imagined. First second go send of 5.12d!

Buenisima ruta, boulder en el desplome y bcrux para salir a cadenas super tecnico y medio lanze

First redpoint burn today after a bolt-to-bolt to warmup and equip. Felt strong and climbed well (its amazing what temperatures about 0 do for one's climbing ability), and sending this was a great end-cap to the trip, finishing in mega-classic fashion. Getting the team-send with Will Vidler was just the perfect conclusion.

Perfect finish to the trip with a team send of this route! Just absolute class and absolute fun, it doesn’t get much better! Stoked beyond belief. I warmed up on it then bungled a move on my first red point go today, but it went fairly easily after that and I felt gloriously solid on the tricky crux up high. I probably owe this ascent to the weather gods for finally bringing some manageable temperatures! Third shot today plus one exploratory lap the other week and three hopeless goes on the freezing day of death. Now on to Vegas and J-Tree!!

3 more Red point burns when the warmest it got all day was -1 (and as low as -7). 2nd lap I had my frozen hands on the victory jugs but no capacity to hold on (had been totally numb for the entire upper crux). Proper heartbreaker and ensuing temper tantrum.

Three goes in the worstest most arctic-est weather ever. The forecasted max temp for the day was -1 and that wasn’t until 3pm. Radical radical route but no real hopes of a send in such horrendous temperatures. I did get the beta down pat though.

Super rad and surprisingly sustained. On my flash attempt I fell off at the first bolt, then went from below that move to the top and fell off at the last move... probably a good think I didnt link to the end . My favourite of the routes here, as the jumpy roof start is awesome, and the final duelling pockets is spectacular.

Less interesting moves but more sustained and probably better than Triple Sec. This wall is STACKED! We’ll be back for sure.

3th today

Couldn't figure out the high crux.

3 hours passed and contemplated not climbing because of how crappy I felt on the warm ups. But then I got the beta and watched Liz work the moves. Went up and went for the pocket, then the crimp, leaped for the cross through latching it with my feet cutting, supermaned and reeled it back in with my other hand.... I seriously thought I was coming off.. First real 12d flash and an AMAZING on at that!

#2go

Oh man. Why has thou forsaken me? I fell on the last hard move, which is a dynamic accuracy stab into a very tight two-finger pocket. I just missed the bloody thing!

Tired. Just got there. [2]

#hard