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photo by Tobin Sanson

Monday, September 5, 2011

Huge

Earlier this summer I sent the route Huge, 5.13d. It's a long route in the Bauhaus, Rifle, CO. Characterized by two distinct cruxes and beautiful limestone, Huge is a great route.

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.


photo (c) Dave Clifford
www.davidcliffordphotography.com

photo (c) Dave Clifford


photo (c) Dave Clifford
www.davidcliffordphotography.com


photo (c) Dave Clifford
www.davidcliffordphotography.com

photo (c) Dave Clifford
www.davidcliffordphotography.com


2 comments:

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