B3: Give me Micro-Beta!

Placing a cam? Slotting a nut? Slinging a tree?
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Wes
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Post by Wes »

PS, thinking back, I never actually sent any of those either, so much unfinished business across the country...
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clif
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Post by clif »

..sounds like you've forgotten all about it :wink:
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drone
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Post by drone »

Stay off the rock!
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camhead
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Post by camhead »

Well, follow-up to the original post. Did B3; that thing might be the most diverse pitch of trad climbing in the RRG. Excellent for sure. The crux just below the coffin rest was pretty hard, especially since you build up a pump on the splitter below. Thanks to my Indian Creek-bred crack-only tunnel vision, I completely missed the #2 camalot horizontal rest before the cruxthat Wes mentioned. Wound up side-pulling the upper seam and getting a tiny crimp out to the right. Felt pretty hard. The upper dihedral is a great exercise in heady climbing; a fair runout, but completely safe.
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captain static
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Post by captain static »

Nice work man. Congrats!
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