Archive | February, 2009

Thy shalt not trad fall, period! AKA slower is faster.

13 Feb

I remember last Saturday, Feburary 7, pretty well.  Steve Annecone and I hooked up in the lower Eldo parking lot and headed out to do some multi-pitch trad climbing on Lower Redgarden wall.  We settled on Evangeline into South Face of Tower One.  After warming up on Temporary Like Achilles Steve launched off into the first/crux pitch of Evangeline and then continued past the usual belay where most parties bail and aided out the seldom done roof to the next belay putting us in position to tackle the upper face climbing pitches.  Steve lead

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