Monthly Archives: September 2006

Backing off hard routes

I know I’ve followed Hi Coroner but I don’t remember it being this bad. I led the first pitch and Mark led what seemed like a different version of the second pitch than I remembered. Then I tried to lead the third, crux pitch. There’s just so little gear and it looked wet and improbable…. Read more »

Armed and Dangerous

With: Susannah, Lou, Lisa C., Brien Metamorphosis, 5.8 – unmemorable, not hard Green Mile, 5.9 – stick clipped first bolt after consideration and fell on it, tricky and different Scene of the Crime, 10a – long move right at crux, feet important, another long move near the top Armed, Dangerous and Off My Medication, 10b… Read more »