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Awesome climb. There was no spence though. Jason led trad for his second time (I wasn't around for his first). We all survived so i guess that's what counts. After Jason, Zed went up on TR and then I went up, cleared the anchor and rapped down. My second experience with that kind of thing. The crux was right after the midpoint where there is a lot of hand jamming chimneying and all manner of other stuff. I made it to the anchor this time without falling or hanging on the rope so I'm counting this as an ascent. Cool beans indeed. There was a giant thunderstorm that missed us. It missed us far enough that we didn't even know about it while we were up there.

Extreme unction was fun. I made it up to the roofs but decided that I was too pumped from the upside down staircase to go on. Inner light would have been much better had I not gotten so pumped out on EU. There was almost nothing to hold on to with my hands and the foot placement was somewhat tricky. made it to the top, but I couldn't call it an ascent. after I got to the top I was lowered on top rope about half way down and practiced taking TR falls. Fun stuff...

Waaay fun. True crack climbing all the way up. I flew up it once I figured out crack climbing. (That was my problem with Satan's corner, I wasn't crack climbing correctly.) but at a certain point I got wiped out and couldn't figure out a couple moves, so spence (my belay) hung on the rope a bit so that all progress was... progress. I know, it was cheating. Sometime I'll go back and do it right. I also want to lead this climb eventually. It was reeeeally hot though. Had to do everything shirtless so spence and I discovered the wonders of farmer tans.

Today was my fifth climbing trip and my first experience with crack climbing. My technique could still use a little work... I took a fall on top rope and pumped out right after the crux. Couldn't finish it so can't count it as an ascent. Next time I go climbing I'm going to get more sleep in the days prior, don't do too much before climbing (no lawn mowing especially), and lay off the caffine (gave me propetual elvis legs).

Yeah freakin right.. what is this? 5.11A? Juggy overhang? Sure I'll give it a try... I failed... Not to be unexpected though. Got really really pumped. Did a sweet dino though, right afterwards I couldn't take it any more and got lowered. Some day I'll get it done though.