We also did the same mistake...there some very tempting pins in the slab on the left side of the corner. Stay in the crack-corner instead, hard moves but easy to protect. The climb is superb and the traverse under the roof was really good. Dave and I though to be in pumpkin route, so we found it difficult for the grade (how could we miss the pumpkin?)! Too bad for the loose scramble approach to the technical pitches... a retreat from the route would be problematic.
Happy we did this route instead of the Pumpkin!
Dow Williams - Sep 21, 2006 1:50 am Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2006
Belfry
We got sucked into wrong route on first technical pitch. Finally rapped and started over. Nice route. Dedicated the climb to Lilly.
maledia - Aug 22, 2009 2:24 pm
Belfry feels harder than 5.6We also did the same mistake...there some very tempting pins in the slab on the left side of the corner. Stay in the crack-corner instead, hard moves but easy to protect. The climb is superb and the traverse under the roof was really good. Dave and I though to be in pumpkin route, so we found it difficult for the grade (how could we miss the pumpkin?)! Too bad for the loose scramble approach to the technical pitches... a retreat from the route would be problematic.
Happy we did this route instead of the Pumpkin!
Dow Williams - Sep 21, 2006 1:50 am Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2006
BelfryWe got sucked into wrong route on first technical pitch. Finally rapped and started over. Nice route. Dedicated the climb to Lilly.