Pauli M

Med P. Second last pitch is nice climbing. Good times on Baugen!

Med J. My lead on the odd numbered pitches. OS with a small caveat (knew the "reasoning" for the route name). Consensus seems to be N6+/hardish/(?). Quality climbing, easy to read line. Missed the scramble part so next time prolly just rappelling all the way.

Med flu-ridden J. Topo was sold out but had a picture. Single back pack. Double/triple rack of #0.3-2 + a single #3. Could prolly have utilised two. A single 70 m rope, though in hindsight a 60 m would be better. No need for wires. 4.5 l of water in total for us desert rats. A couple of candy bars. Start at 04 am. 16 h climbing, 23 h total with about 5 h hellish descent-reapproach due to missing the red dotted path and spending some time whacking the deep bushes on the slopes too far East. Maybe 4 pitches of honest climbing. A lot less crack climbing than I was expecting. Most of the rest of it is solid one legged squatting up and unendingly manteling sparsely protected slabs the 1125 m route. Due to the slabby and wandering nature the rope drag was at bruise level. Prolly could have shaven 1/3 of the time if the weather wasn't +27 in the shade (which the south pillar does't get a lot of during the day). Do the approach/descent prep! The "50 m of easy climbing to the top" also needs some 15-30 mins of scrambling. All in all quite a dramatic difference coming from an Åland bouldering trip!