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A brief trip to Frenchman's Cap 23-Apr-2014 At 12:05:11 PM simey

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On 23/04/2014 phillipivan wrote:
>I think you might have Ramadan confused. There is a good corner/face on
>the left which makes the left foot work easy. Either that or you were facing
>in to the little alive which would have required larger bridging still,
>I'm not sure my legs are that long. I have long legs. Even so, it would
>have presented a challenge moving into the crack and corner higher up.
>
>I think the other option for the start of that route is to climb the thin
>crack direct on finger locks. It would be pretty goey.

I can assure you I climbed Ramadan. I also went there knowing other people had failed on the start of the route (Steve Bell for example). I also had some beta for how to approach it. Wedging your left shoulder on the left side of the alcove and pushing against the far right wall (when you can) is still strenuous but gives you some respite. If you are short it might not be so easy to do.