to jon and nik - i see what you mean about that arete now. it seems much better now you've x-planed it to me. word.chris, whats the flava way to gain the hign crimps at the end of PH then? Kim and the others were trying to lock over to them with left heel on, but i was laying off the "groove" thing and using slap power to get the first crimp up there with right hand. didn't link it due to chinese-laqueredness though. I had done submergance eariler though (and if anyone says it harder for the short then i say: :nopity: ).
Dave:Good effort on submergence, though it is much easier for the tall, maybe V6?
I expect your way is true V10.7c+. maybe my way scrapes into 7c with a following wind. but probably not, maybe hard 7b+? throw me a bone.
P.S. Does anyone know what the problem is to the right of Jasons Undercling (round the other side of the arete). The sit start, wierd toe hook move to good crimp and a big good sloper, slap over lip to a chip then finish up and right. Big boulder of doom in unfortunate position? I just saw it for the first time yesterday and couldn't believe I'd missed it before.
Its classic like 101.1 FM.
didn't d.....n take it from c......k? i heard it was chucked back over though.
Pete Hurly did the first ascent of the traverse, he's too lazy (and too stoned!) to bother deconstructing some stone wall though.