I'd tried the route a few times in the past but was never able to figure out how to do this one REALLY big (for me) move early on the route. This summer however I found a way to stick the move. . . at least inconsistently. Luckily the actual crux didn't feel so bad and the higher crux had a massive rest just before it, so I knew that if I got there I'd be able to pull it off.
Finally one day I stuck the opening hard move and climbed to the top! There was no doubt in my mind that I could finish the route. I just had to stay in the moment and focus on one move at a time, and it worked!
As I write this, I'm trying to conjure up the feeling of calmness and absolute confidence I had the day I stuck that opening hard move and sent Huge. I'll need that confidence and calmness today as I head back to Rifle, to face my current project.
Here are some photos from a working session on Huge, taken by Dave Clifford.
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| photo (c) Dave Clifford www.davidcliffordphotography.com |
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photo (c) Dave Clifford |
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| photo (c) Dave Clifford www.davidcliffordphotography.com |
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| photo (c) Dave Clifford www.davidcliffordphotography.com |
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| photo (c) Dave Clifford www.davidcliffordphotography.com |
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