The perfect climb?

Nov 12^th

Had another go on Le pilier, but after falling again on the top move I decided to leave it for a few days. But today I went back. I met this local girl who I’d run in to a few days earlier. She had just done Les doigts verts so I felt the sending spirit in her happiness. I decided it was time for a go.

I sit down on the pad, place my feet and start pulling. Get the first crimp good and keep moving. Pass the first crux and it feels solid. I know exactly where to place my feet, how to adjust my balance. I get a perfect heel/toe squeeze so I can do the reachy move up to the second last crimp. And then, the most delicate move (for me)… again knowing exactly where to place my feet, I go for the hold, take it, feet still on, replacing them, and then a final move up to the top jug. And then it’s over. All moves perfectly executed.

Suddenly, it all felt so easy. Some sends can be desperate but successful – you make it, but it feels hard. But when everything works, it can feel so easy. That’s how I should climb. Always.