My wife and I decided to try Acid Baby (5.10+) on Enchantment Peak, located about 3/4 of the way up Aasgard Pass. This climb is steep, sustained, and absolutely wonderful. There is only one pitch that is not stellar, pitch 3, with quite a bit of crumbly rock and a scary belayer slayer that is ready to go at a touch. Though only 5.9 I took my time on that one.

Before the trip I was pretty nervous reading trip reports about 5.10+ wide climbing and an exposed ridge traverse. I've never really done a super exposed ridge traverse so I wasn't sure how I would react. It was heady for sure, but the climbing was reasonable and fun.

We started hiking at 5am and got back to the car at 4am. It was a little disheartening to see the sun dip below the horizon as we finished the last pitch. It started to feel more like type II fun. The entire descent and hike out was done in the dark, first time for that too. While a lot of people do this climb much faster c2c, many folks I spoke to didn't seem to think our time was outrageous.

Here is a photo to whet the appetite, if you want more head over to my wife's blog: https://lguyshort.wordpress.com/2015/08/26/acid-baby-5-10-8222015/