Begehungen in Arche de Noway

A nice face climb in the lower bits, becoming some fun slab with little pockets near the top. Well-bolted.

Classic, nice sustained, long climb.

Beautiful view at the top. Used second pair of anchors to rap down again since they are closer to the gully and hiked down the rest of the way.

One of my all-time favourites. So good.

Hold broke first time I lead the route, and I fell. Got it clean this time, since no breakage. Long route, of solid climbing, with an early and a late crux.

The wind ripping down the gully filled all of the holds with debris, which meant cleaning each hold before moving further. Otherwise, this climb is awesome.

Finished someone else's lead when the bailed at bolt 6 -- just before the pockets crux. So, mostly TR, but lead through the crux.

Full value 5.9.

Two very different crux sections.

Oh, the pockets.

Would have been a clean on-sight, but a hold broke on me, and I took a fall because of that. Doh!

Friend bailed on lead, so lowered off. I took over lead -- TR some not usually climbed rock to his high point, then climbed the crux section.

Always a fun climb that just keeps on going.

Went more smoothly than normal -- perhaps because I was TRing rather than leading.

Damn hard. I'm guessing in the mid 11s... Dragged up a stick clip on the second attempt to make it to the end.

got to the blank face with drilled pockets. so sunny could not see feet!! hah.