Friday October 30, 2022
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| Malcolm touches the top of Rebuffat's Arete |
Rewritten (5.7) with Malcolm. I climbed the standard start, not the Great Zot alternate. Malcolm was apprehensive at the traverse on pitch 3 but climbed it easily once he got his courage up. Rebuffat's arete gave him all the excitement he needed for the day! Done in 4 pitches (1, 2, 3&4, 5&6). We were happy to have Derek's descent beta (see track on Strava), because some rockfall events have significantly altered the terrain back there.
Saturday November 1, 2022
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| Kenton after completing the pitch-one traverse on Rosy Crucifixion |
Rosy Crucifixion (5.10b) to Ruper (5.8+) with Derek. Rosy was a real challenge. With a stiffie I was able to clip the first bolt right at the start without much trouble. The traverse was pumpy and exhilarating, but doable. I stayed low the entire time. We combined pitches 1 and 2. The second pitch felt as hard as the first one to me, and I fell doing the very last sequence of moves to get up onto the belay ledge (I was protected by a solid #3 so it felt plenty safe here). The final pitch felt much easier. Tons of fun. We finished by simuling the upper pitches of Ruper, then walked down the East Slabs descent.
