I met up with my good friends Justin Evidon and Luke Haun at Taylors Falls on Sunday with the intent of finishing up some business.
I have been working the Cave Traverse on and off for the past two and a half years. It has been my nemesis and I have tried it approximately thirty times. The rock was quite cold, but the temps were great. I had a few really bad burns before I started to warm up. At the point things were starting to improve, I made a few minor errors and was losing power. My foot popped while trying to lock-off the last hard move and crimping with the right hand was straining my tendons, which were inflamed. Coming off a week long trip to Bishop, I was feeling mentally strong, and just as I was about to give up on the Cave Traverse, I gave it one last go and magically pulled through the crux only to greet the welcoming jugs to finish this classic test piece.
Apparently I was quite happy.
Click on the following link to view a facebook video of my send:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/video/video.php?v=10100182536921480&ref=mf
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