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Funny thing happened on the way down the rope ... 6-Sep-2015 At 8:35:36 PM Macciza

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And fun happened going back up the rope/rock . . .
Posting here as followup on the climb and as potential accident/injury warning . . .

Anyway, I had left the rope there since the last visit so with a quick re-rig I knew it would reach the ground this time and was able to avoid any hair-razing incident whilst giving the top corner a quick clean of some dirt, moss and assorted small greenery, in search of gear and found sufficient to make it somewhat sensible .. . .

Accessing the start of the route was more problematic though - it being wet and devoid of holds about from some diagonal greenery in the wetness that may have been nailed previously, when not green or wet... Or maybe they started to the left in the now green and damp start to the route to the left, hmmm....

Well, at least we can sling the prow of the ledge at 4m and jug up to it. A large stick came in handy to place some 7 or 8mm cord over the ledge though its prefer position was cutting it fairly fine, with maybe several cm of cord on the ledge, only 20mm from the corner on side in a slight not and about 60mm on the other side. The point had short 80 degree slab beneath then is cutaway by wetness.

Using Zac as a counter weight I was able to jug up the other side to just before the lip, where progressing onto the 600mm slab would disrupt the tenuous grasp of the rope. The whole time whilst jugging I was trying to keep my unused leg in position, and body in general position, to be able to absorb the impact should I fall., seem sensible.. So I had done all this in my approach boots so had to sit there for a while and change into rock shoes in order to safely pull the final moves onto the ledge and the good looking placement that had sat out of reach until then.

As soon as I pulled on for the mantle move my safety/ascent line fell away but it was a simple move to grab some jug side pulls and pull up onto the ledge and plug some bomber gear, and get on belay. The cord has been knotted and jammed into a placement for to make further attempts a bit easier . . . .

Cheers

PS. Only had my climbing knife and didn't want to cut the rope as I was a bit attached to it . . .