So yesterday... the plan was for Nathan and Luke to do Cruel Shoes - Grand Wall - Roman Chimneys. I dropped the two boys off at the parking lot and was gonna go pull on some pebble sized boulders. Luke and Nathan tried to convince me to be come with them, but I was like nawwwww. Then they started posing all tough guy like.
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They convinced me eventually after showing that I could be all burly like them if I came. So off we went beginning on Apron Strings.
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Luke piped up to lead the first pitch of Cruel Shoes.
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This relegated me to BK (belay kasual)duties. Hmm, this picture looks familiar somehow...
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That first pitch has a really thin tricky part. Luke styled it on lead and Nathan figured it out too. I totally gave up and took a wussy pendulum past the crux.
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 Nathan figuring out the pitch 3 crux Credit: Relic |
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Nathan lead the traverse pitch which has a bit of a surprise ending on it. I was initially belaying him but had to pass off the belay duties to Luke so I could do some uhhh, well nevermind. Nathan took a whip just before the belay, ratttts! I used some crazy foot dyno thru the crux, climbing higher than either Luke or Nathan went. Nathan was impressed with my top rope tough guy skills. Luke just decided to climb it smartly with no trickery needed all casual like.
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Luke led the overlappy corners pitch with dignity, taking us to the start of the 5.9 casual pitch, casual as in hardly any friggin pro. Nathan started up across to the very committing start of it, looked up and came back to the belay. "No way!" he said, "that's friggin scary!"
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There was a bolt a ways up there, which must be relatively new. I only ever remember some old piton bashed into the top of a ledge. To get to it, you got to do some sketchy moves, but Nathan channeled his inner tough guy and manned up to do it. There was 2 bolts and 2 small alien placements on the pitch.
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Luke led the last Cruel Shoes pitch while I rested my tongue from singing too much on the climb.
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Luke had some unfinished business to take care of with the Pillar so he set out up it.
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I started feeling super lame and tired on the Pillar but got up it fine. Man o' man, gone are the olde days when I had this thing on lock down easy mode. So sad, it made me wanna go home and curl up on my couch with some cold bevies. I pleaded with the boys to abort mission.
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 I want my mommy! Credit: Relic |
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Lukes like say whaa? Hmmmm...
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So then the three amigos decided due to sucky suck whiney Relic, we would call it a day. 3 man Cruel Shoes, Split Pillar it is.
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So we went back to Luke's place for some refreshments and a little gibber jabber on the couch.
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Ok, this is where thing got a little weird. Somehow we came up with the idea to go on a special attire ascent of the Apron. I think we may have been a little too refreshed.
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 Luke flapping his arms like a birdy and Nathan looking all manly in his woman's hat Credit: Relic |
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But not to worry, the boys made it up Rambles and Banana Peel lickity split and returned back safely...
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THE END!
