Joe Lin
Gripmonger
Enjoys low ball boulders a bit too much.
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- V5Used some fancy footing. Pretty chill.
- V3Warm up on this and ruin your day.
- V7I hate this thing.
- V10Found beta for last 3 moves! Don't forget to flip right hand to pinch after left pocket, bicycle hand-foot match, work right hand up.
- V5 ↑I think this was (incorrectly) written down as White Dragon in Mark Scherle's guidebook, probably climbed back in the mid-2010s. Good traverse. Topout is very prickly - consider traversing left once at the lip to avoid getting cut up by thorns and spikes.
- V6Would like to figure out the left hand pinch business, but starting matched on the undercling is *chef's kiss*. Only winter session this year and really not used to climbing in the cold. Good day otherwise.
- V6Originally thought this was Framonda (maybe it still is?) since the start fits the description of Framonda in the guidebook. Complex and low.
- V2Strenuous
- V7 ↑Very enjoyable.
- V3
- 5.10bmore strenuous than the neighbour
- 5.11aTried this in full summer sun a few years ago and apparently rained sweat down on Megan as I melted on the slab. Much better results today, even with the brief actual rain.
- 5.10dHalf of the climb was enjoying how the light hits different parts of the fin.
- V1Tried hard
- V1V1 according to the guide, so it'll remain a V1. Painful.
- V6Waited for the breeze to counteract the heat. Managed to not make the top out look like a complete gong show in front of a large group of hikers. Did not use the crimps above the lip - seemed like the appropriate thing to do when the slopers felt so perfect.
- V4Almost felt like a modern-ish gym climb in the middle. Technical choreography on skin-friendly holds.
- V4Unexpectedly static. My hand apparently wasn't into the idea of slapping more granite at the end of the day. Engaging few moves.
- V2Climbed it differently from how we saw others try it. Convinced we used the actual V2 beta.
- V4 ↑Rating reflects how I imagine the experience with cooler temps.
- 5.10cClimbs easier than it looks; full fat opening boulder problem into skim milk.
- 5.11bGot tricked and spent a lot of time trying to go the wrong way. Second go after spotting some wear (there was zero chalk) and pieced together the line more travelled.
- 5.10aWasn't warmed up for the warm up.
- 5.10cDid this thing 2 years ago. Fond memories of being pasted to the wall and reaching out in hopes of finding some holds to the right.
- 5.11aDid this last year. Was more than a bit sketched by the rope dragging over the lip at the top.
