Safari Jive, in damp conditions - 5.8 - P1 Trad Lead, 4K

FUN climb. Did this 5 months ago on follow. Honestly was a bit nervous with the thought of leading it. But on coming back and leading it with wet conditions.... I found you can improve a lot in such a short time!
Pitch 1: This is a great 5.8 warmup or option for gumbier climbers that you drag over to the N Face. It features a nice tips splitter on a slab. Many folks climb only the first pitch and belay off a dying tree with webbing around it. This probably needs bolts (heaven forbid). Those hollow aluminum rap rings are for single use only and should not be part of a permanent, heavily used belay station. Follow this link to learn more: climbaz.com/service/rapring… If you are going to belay off this tree, use your own gear and the last person should donate a couple biners and rap.EDIT: New rap station placed by Jeep up and left 10 feet past the tree.

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maybe you need nipple guards

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Haha. That Velcro got the nip real good! Thought I was bleeding!