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P2 was fun, just over before it really gets going

There’s another crack to the left of the start of p2 that takes u to a different ledge, if u traverse that you’ll be on a “kentucky alpine” trail to the top, probably a chossy situation tho

I really hope people aren't watching these videos to learn how to trad climb

Yeah, I just did this climb again yesterday. I was not a fan of the run between 3rd and fourth bolt 😆

Good vid. A good how to on the climb, less so on the gear. A learning experience as all trad is. Thanks.

What protection did you take for this route

This was sort of excruciating to watch. I know it's a few years old now, and everyone has to start somewhere, but I really want to encourage you to invest some time learning to place solid gear at the base of a crag and have someone more experienced assess it before you whip up high and end getting seriously hurt!

when belaying your follower, curious what happens if they fall between their last piece and the anchor, would they swing across 50-70 feet to your plum line at the anchor?

Yeah, offset nuts seat well and work better in those slots between the plates than standard nuts... but fortunately the climbing ain't that hard. But yeah, the protection on that route ain't what you would hope for. But it's a fun climb anyways.

Good climb, and a good video. Thanks for the beta. Looking forward to do this soon.

Missing the sounds of summer. Thanks for sharing🤙

For all the commenters... It's "R" for a reason. The placemats are going to be crappy or non existent. Lol. Sometimes in the RRG on an R route, the placements are mental lies anyway. Thanks for sharing. Be safe🤙

noice! when I did it we used some cordellette to build an anchor on that protruding rock where you spoke to those climbers up top, then did the traverse along the top on the second pitch. also you can build some fun top ropes on some of those bolts on either side to play on after.

Looks good for a passive send too! Those cracks look great! Excellent constrictions. They are a bit flaky though. Just don't fall, and you won't have to find out! Sick Send!

So many opportunities for bomber trad placements. I wanna climb this so bad.

This is so annoying to watch. You place way too much gear, just climb. There are so many standing no hands rests to place gear lol.

I wouldn't trust a belayer who doesn't know how to remove a cam

Im pretty sure plate tectonics is 5.7+ at the hardest. Nice try though

You gain nothing by climbing past a shitty placement with good options all around.

Ooo, this is going on the list for sure

hold up... why was the PAS in your pocket? lol

You had a good nut placement on your first piece, and then traded it for a terrible nut placement, after passing three great but placement potential because they're "dirty" as you said lol

Sweet climb. Thank you for sharing.

bro, take your time with the placements lol. the one at 7:27 is pretty heinously bad. that said, this looks like it'd be pretty fun to fuck around on. obviously a little sandbagged, looks like it should be closer to 5.6 or 5.7 at the beginning

Whoa! Small world! I was with the couple at the top the day you climbed this! I remember seeing you and your dad get on it. Matter of fact, that was me at the bottom while you were on the first pitch lol

Great video! Thank you for posting this so I could vicariously re-live the moment. My recollection from climbing it myself (years ago) is that the first pitch ends at the top of the 'short chimney' on the west face (to the climber's right) just after he first chatted with other climbers by a bolt on the east face (16:00). Plenty of room there. It's opposite the side with the wrap bolts mentioned at 15:00. The 2nd pitch then mostly traverses the rest of the way to the mid-ridge summit and the 'guest register'. (Breaking up the route also prevents the heavy rope drag mentioned a few times.) One cautionary note: Whether done as a single pitch, or as a 2nd pitch, however, I would place pro here and there along the remainder of the climb/traverse to protect the lead and perhaps moreso the second -- and other climbers on the face below -- from a wide pendulum risk. Even if the lead or 2nd merely had a freak fall due to broken rock, lost footing, wildlife startling the climber, disruption of the rope by other climbers, etc., that long run-out could send the climber swinging down across one face or the other, into other climbers, ropes, pro, or unforgiving rocks in the process.

Been meaning to get the second part of this climb done. Thanks for sharing 🤙

“Dude all the holds look good but they just.... aren’t. It’s making me pretty sad.”

You’re fuckin raw

Too ez

Good climbing and gear placement. I love how you use ovals on the alpine draws to increase the degree of difficulty. So 1985!

This guy’s a badass. But I bet I could take him.

Sick

Awesome

Bad ass