Made a little progress today on Insectaphobe. It was not the complete mastery (or even sticking all the moves once) that I was hoping to achieve, but it's something.
I went today with a rope, and set it up to work the lower crux. I managed to do another half move on the first boulder, and found a couple more tiny crimps. I have not linked this section, but it is starting to congeal in my mind. I think with a little more tension, and a little more time spent trying the moves, I should be able to piece it together. There are still one or two foot switches/body position changes that I will need to learn before I can piece it together.
I also tried the upper crux again. Yeah, it's still pretty brutal up there. Little holds.
It got really hot on the Winter Wall, so we went around back, and I on-sighted this 12a, Demystification. After all my years at Red Wing, I had never tried it before! Except for Meet the Feebles, I think I had at least tried every other route at the crag. It was a pleasure to be able to try, and succeed in on-sighting, something I had never been on before at Red Wing. I think it was probably bolted some time around 2005 or 2006*, so it wasn't really on my radar.
Insectaphobe remains fun, so I think I will keep working on it. The conditions were kind of sloppy today, however. Just too hot on that wall to make much progress. If it stays like this, I may not have much motivation to work on it until the fall.
I have finals this week! Wish me luck.
Editor's note - This route was first done by Liz Hajek in 2002. That was his heyday. How did this idiot miss that!?
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Physiology test done! Now just Neuroscience, Neuroanatomy, and Microbiology!
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