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Solstice at the Leap
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It’d been years since we’d visited the leap. The last time we self-sandbagged by jumping on East Wall pretty much off the couch. We forgot that we hadn’t climbed in two years, and proceeded to hop on three pitches at elevation. We survived, but it was a tough time. This…
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The Line
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I’m grabbing at the weird looking dike when I suddenly remember it. Then I find the incut slot, and I remember switching to layback. There’s a jam, but my hand doesn’t quite fit, but I remember the sloper on the left as soon as my fingers touch it. It’s disorienting.…
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Rest day?
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This was supposed to be a rest day. I don’t know how I got two split tips yesterday, and I feel like I can barely handle silverware or open a drink. Was it too many buckets? Maybe my tendons hurt too. And my bruises. We should definitely rest today, maybe…
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Groove to Corrugation
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The most popular classic linkup at the Leap? You should definitely get an early start. Of course that was the plan, but things often get in the way. This time it was ice. For the cooler. Our initial plan was to rest and acclimatize on our first day of the…