This grade 24 Trad climb was opened by Charles Edelstein in 2008. We had been climbing various routes on the ledge and over our lunchtime cup of tea Charles suggested we look at some of the routes he put up on this buttress. I had looked at this before and jumped at the chance to get a catch on the harder of the lines. There are two crux's a little layback crimp to get off the ground and then the move to pull the little roof and get on the headwall. I had done both of them and on the headwall the gear is thin but your on little micro crimps and its good enough, except that the water run off on the slick black side of the headwall hadn't dried properly from the previous days rainfall. You can see in the vid I gaston a little chicken head nubbin with my left hand and move my right foot up mistakenly onto a wet pocket, as I stand up in to this and commit my right foot greases off and hence the surprise call of "falling"
I didn't get back on for a send but hope to try again soon.
Thanks Tinie for the catch and Arno for the vid.
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