Craggin Wagon

We had ourselves a little Trapps craggin' party yesterday that was thoroughly enjoyable. Nyssa came down to join the party so in total it was Matt, Margaret, Rich, Nyssa and me all getting out on some ropes and having a good time.

We went to the Winter/Spring area and climbed all day without moving our packs once. I led up Oblique Tweak (5.8) while Matt did Boldville (5.8), much like the other day with Mark and Mark. Then everyone took turns climbing both these routes and then also Winter (5.10d), Summer (5.11d), Fall (5.11a), and Spring (5.9+).

Matt give the Winter a lead and crushed it, with only the slightest amount of elvis-ing going on. I also got on the first pitch of Unlsung Heroes (5.10a), which was pretty dang good. It's not the most obvious thing at the cliff, and the second pitch goes at 5.11a PG-R, so I think it often gets overlooked. But it is most definitely a high quality first pitch with a couple of different cruxes. It was Margaret's favorite climb of the day.

This is a great area to get in lots of pitches. Not only that, but the trees keep you in the shade for most of the climbing and there is a little trickle of water that creates a zen-like atmosphere. With leading only two climbs you can then top-rope nine different pitches, making for a total of eleven climbs without moving the packs and only racking up twice. For a hot lazy summer day it can't be beat. I'll be going back there to do just that for sure.