Ascents in Lamma Island having Beta

Very nice day with old and new friends. Scary sva top out on no holds at all.

Nice day with new and old friends.

Nice warmup! Opens out to a great view - if only the mosquitoes were a little less hungry.

Yikes. A little trickier than what I had bargained for.

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Boulder crux at the bottom, very friction dependent. Harder for those with shorter span. Found a critical toe-heel cam.

Thank goodness I had beta for this route - some sneaky undercrimp keeps you grounded while you move out as a crux move. Don't listen to the chalk on the sloper!

Tried it earlier on in the session and got the tick as the last climb of the day - what a way to end the trip at Lamma! Unassuming start wrecks your confidence - it is unbearably tempting to grab this thick root running down the first crux. Then you have this big dyno out - so fun to pull in and mantle on. Some simple but not easy climbing to finish off. Slightly disappointed with the downgrade but totally happy with the redpoint! Thanks Corentin for the wonderful day.

Best established offwidth crack in Hong Kong

2nd go.

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Can't touch this crux move - I failed slab school. Butt hurts from the tree belay because the scree is just ridiculous.