I share the bottom world for a while with Tom and Paul, but it's not
going to let up. Tom is aways off. "Uh, here's the real stuff.
Better go up." Paul helps me scout for a spot to get up, but it's
looking grim. Feet on a sloper, step up to the next, back on the
wall. Then, the void. There's a foot hold on the left wall, up and
quite a stretch. I can just stretch my left foot to it. I'm now 10
feet up , left foot high, right foot lower and upcanyon on the left
wall, hands on a good hold, but six feet away from my left foot. I'd
have to press up on that foot into a full body stem. No way. The
belly flop from 12 feet up just isn't a good option. Try again.
Nope. Can't commit. Six feet downcanyon - back on right wall, feet
up, big bulge in my gut. Left foot up in tight, hands below butt,
press, squidge, squidge, right foot up, squidge, made it.
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