Once we got onto the ridge we felt like ants climbing up a jumbled pile
of children's blocks.
Some of the moves on this climb are rated 5.7
(on a scale of 5.0 to 5.9).
There were three of us on the climb:
me,
Chris and Barb
(both former students).
Since they did not yet have adequate experience with class 5 leading I
led the most difficult parts and let them cut their teeth on easier
sections.
Sometimes comfortable belay positions were not to be found;
in this picture I appear to be laying down while belaying,
possibly for lack of a good place to stand.
Reclining probably put me closer to the piton I was using to anchor me
in case Chris fell.
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