Despite the forecast of rain we headed up the Brevent side
and wanted to attempt the Fraison Rouge route.
When we got up there, however, it was completely shrouded in clouds so
we hiked down to an easier alternate route called Crakoukass (D sup., 5c). It was six pitches to a short hike and then
two more pitches to the finish. We
ended up bailing on the last two pitches because the rain started getting a lot
heavier and we were getting close to running out of time before the last tram
down from the top. Bucky led with
Ainsley and Kristen in tow, and I led with Walter in tow. It was a really cool climb with a lot of
funky pitches, a chimney, and a spire that we climbed to the top of only to
rappel back down about 8m to the start of the next pitch. I am definitely looking forward to trying this one again and finishing it out. I also hope to get some better pictures.
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