Been touching some harder routes but not wanting to go home empty-handed yours truly saddled up for a first-try send of this bouldery classic. Surmounting three tiers of roofy mantles, Triple Crown 5.12a tucked away at the burgeoning Crag X in Farley Ledges is a physical wrestling match both going up and coming down. I watched a vague Instagram reel beforehand but the beta was so unsuitable it honestly made everything harder having to solve the line on the fly WITH the added poisoned knowledge. Logging this as a flash but spiritually I'm calling it an onsight grr.
Nice video. 7 years ago I tried that climb and on my first go I reached the third crown and had that high heel/knee bar. I pulled so hard on the right hand while rocking up that I broke the connection between a rib and my sternum. And the anchor was right there! I had to be helped to the parking lot and driven to a hospital. I never dared to try it again.
jeez that is an absolute terror. I can slightly imagine what you went through I've torn both my LCLs unexpectedly while climbing. It's a constant mental weight now of not wanting to try hard in fear of breaking something. But on the other hand detaching your rib from your sternum from going too hard sounds METAL AS F*CK
Been touching some harder routes but not wanting to go home empty-handed yours truly saddled up for a first-try send of this bouldery classic. Surmounting three tiers of roofy mantles, Triple Crown 5.12a tucked away at the burgeoning Crag X in Farley Ledges is a physical wrestling match both going up and coming down. I watched a vague Instagram reel beforehand but the beta was so unsuitable it honestly made everything harder having to solve the line on the fly WITH the added poisoned knowledge. Logging this as a flash but spiritually I'm calling it an onsight grr.
Nice video. 7 years ago I tried that climb and on my first go I reached the third crown and had that high heel/knee bar. I pulled so hard on the right hand while rocking up that I broke the connection between a rib and my sternum. And the anchor was right there! I had to be helped to the parking lot and driven to a hospital. I never dared to try it again.
jeez that is an absolute terror. I can slightly imagine what you went through I've torn both my LCLs unexpectedly while climbing. It's a constant mental weight now of not wanting to try hard in fear of breaking something. But on the other hand detaching your rib from your sternum from going too hard sounds METAL AS F*CK
You made it back out to Farley! Nice
sadly cut short today by the rain and car troubles :( hope you had a crushing memorial day weekend
@@arduouspaths got out today for a bike ride around the Farley area. Getting to the Gunks later this week.
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great weekend!
nice meeting ya bud!
The crux for me would be picking which biner I wanted to leave on the wall after getting to that slab section.
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