the mighty crank cave
my plans for workin "900 S" fell through, and johann, neil and i headed down to crank cave. we met up with jerry painter later on, and we had one hell of a good evening climbing...
neil b. on "powder finger" (5.8)
johann workin the no hand rest on "riff raff" (5.12c/d)
the dealie bob found a new project!
painter, fresh off his redpoint of "bride of crankenstein" (5.12b), givin some beta to johann, who came close to gettin through this route.
i wanted a pic of jerry, but no one was around, i was belayin', and he fired it way easy on his first go! total no anticipation send, well done jerry!
and yours truly coming very close to the second ascent of "wave-police" (5.13c).
the route climbs the bulk of a project called "wave of mutilation" then moves right into the ending of "karma police". "wave" may very well be the best route in the area when it's done, and certainly is the best route in crank cave. (dean, if you're reading this, i'm very excited about this route!!!) but since it isn't complete yet, i've been working on the link up, which is super fun. my time in idaho is coming to an end soon, and i've been very lazy about projecting this route... kinda have to re-learn the beta every time i get on it... hmm, time to put it away!! johann found two good routes to work on, neil continued to work through the mental barrier of leading, and jerry painter got his project!
all in all, a good day!
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