Ascents of South Face as Tick

Day 1 we climbed to pitch 5 and fixed back to dinner ledge. Stoked to get the redpoint on pitch 2 this time. Day 2 we climbed to pitch 9 however bailed due to running out of daylight before the last pitch. Great adventure.

Did it in 2 days with a really beautiful night on dinner ledge. Good for practicing some aid climbing.

The expected dinner ledge shit-show. Watched someone "not a client" being belayed by "not a guide" take 4 hours to lead the kor roof pitch. Luckily we had 2 beaks and could do the southern man var bypass (maybe take 2M+2L beaks next time, camhooks useful, hooks useful) - only a few moves but a bit spicy above the ?expanding flake next to the belay.

Fixed ropes in place from dinner ledge to bottom of scramble access, in OK condition but a bit glazed.

This is a classic first big wall so a must for everyone.

Try to avoid the crowds by starting the route at irregular times. The Kor roof is a massive bottleneck so pack some beaks and hooks and you can bypass the chaos on southern man!.

The bivy is spectacular!

Came back to get retribution from our first barely send. Left the bivy gear and the rations on the ground and bagged an in a day winter ascent. We hit an amazing weather window and didn't see another party anywhere the entire day. Simuled first 3 and last 3 pitches and freed up to 5.10d.

Climbed this multi-day Big Wall route in a mega one-day push (car to car in 14 hours), made possible by attempting to freeclimb most of the pitches that are usually aided (I climbed 6 of 11 pitches free, all onsight to 5.10d... and together we only aided 3 pitches). I led (onsight) pitches 1, 2 & 3 (linked), 6, 8 and 9. A great moderately big Big wall, with great climbing on every pitch (except perhaps the last), and surprisingly enjoyable aid climbing. Great position.

Originally climbed this route as a proper big wall (2 days) and got spanked. Stuck behind a slow party in 90 degree full sun, used a few pitches of Southern Man to pass, ran out of water, took a mega whipper, and forced to bivy on top.

Bail P7 - storm

Great Climb Loved Kor Roof and the pitch after Kor Roof

With Mick and Keith