Climb: Castle Peak-FA: Sod-On-Me III 5.10+ A2 M4
Date of Climb: 9/29/2005
Trip Report:
Well Darin was supposed to write the TR, but i guess he is too busy with the homelife. I'll just add my photos and let him tell the tale. The larches are turning and it was just gorgeous outside just before the storm. Darin is cool, it was very cold, we missed the storm by a hair, and it was the worst route i've ever done up top, one of the best down low. Quote of the trip from Darin, "Oh God what have I done!" after a particularly serious and irreversible moss mantle to a wet blank steep slab runout into drippy moss mushroom land. Very funny in a not so funny kinda way.
Do tell the tale of stormin' the castle oh Darin, won't you!?!?
Gear Notes:
rack up to 3"
ice tool for moss mushroom manteling
Approach Notes:
prettiest damn trail in the world