Had two great days out with Maria and one day with Jaime. Great weather and classic routes!
These two ladies are such strong climbers, it hardly seemed like a challenge to them. True Grit is a classic 6 pitch route on EEOR that has sustained 5.10 climbing on each pitch. We got a nice early start which we were thankful for as the day turned out to be quite hot! Each pitch had engaging climbing, but we all agreed that we enjoyed the corner pitch the most!
We enjoyed the views at the top and then rapped the route. There was still time in the day and a bit of energy, so we headed into Grassi to work on the girls project…Bucket City. We did a few laps to work on some steep climbing movement. This will not be a project for long for these two!! Great day out!
The following weekend Maria and I headed up to Yam to try the classic Kahl Wall. With a first ascent date of 1971, this 5.10a offers a bit more spice then True Grit.
Maria had never climbed on Yamnuska. This peak offers over 130 different multipitch lines of varying grades. It is steep, imposing and has a fair amount of loose rock. It is sort of an acquired taste, but once you have tried it, it can become one of your favorite places to climb! I was so impressed with her climbing on this route as a first Yam route…no hangs, falls or takes. Impressive!
Another great weather day and fun partner! Too bad the descent isn’t a little friendlier on the knees!