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| | 5.6 | | | | | | | I may have just posted the most pics ever for a 20 some foot climb, but it was my first trad lead (the worm, 5.6) and I am feeling good about the progress I have made recently. I did not build an anchor and just walked off it, but it was a big step towards getting to the places I want to go and doing some of the things I want to do. Sport is fun and it’s helping with the learning process, but ultimately anywhere I want to reach is not going to have a bolted route.
First lead went well, two “bomber” placements and one not so hot placement, could have got away with two or even one piece of gear, but I was starting off extra safe. Climbed it a second time as basically a sport route and fixed bad placement, climbed it a third time and used one less piece. Free soloed it a fourth time and cleaned remaining two pieces as I went. The last few moves and jams seemed a little more difficult without a rope, but it was basically just a boulder problem and I had a spot. My jamming was so on that I knew I wasn’t coming off that wall anyways, when I get a good jam, I can walk my feet up anything. In fact, I can climb all day in and around cracks, just don’t ask me to face up on anything.
I did another fun 5.8 crack route after, but was top roped in. A great day of climbing and learning overall. We are slowly moving towards putting together a solid team to tackle a big one in the Canyon. I will be the weak link for the climbing aspect, but they don’t want anything to do with planning the approach, so that will be my contribution to the project. In the meantime, I need to: review and apply what I have already learned, work on technique, get some more work on multiple pitches, learn how to do an anchor with trad gear and get some instruction on setting up natural anchors. I have the mind for it and the physical ability, I just need to catch up on the intellectual part of climbing and technique. |
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