Brooklyn Bridge -> Manhattan Bridge

Chimney Gulch

RMR Green: Super Canter -> ASG

Track Workout

Unsupported. Nailed the route finding up the Loft this time. Almost got it right getting from Meeker to Longs though cliffed myself out briefly and had to backtrack to find the right route. Also pulled out a block there over exposure which was spooky. Then, my planned water source near Keps was frozen (I definitely got dehydrated later on). Lots of verglas near there also made things dicier than when I scouted. After Longs, started down the wrong gully for Pagoda (which for some reason was full of cairns) but was able to backtrack — really glad I questioned the gully before proceeding much and got back on track relatively quickly. Getting up and down Pagoda was cruisey fun. Pagoda to the keyhole was a bit dicier than I’d wanted it to be — ended up traversing 5th class slab and spent a lot of energy kicking steps in frozen snow to get through the trough safely. The keyhole to Storm was smooth aside from a little unnecessary vert up a false summit. However, I somehow dislodged a microwave sized block onto myself on the descent, which got me to slow down a lot and added some mental load. Started to bonk while heading up MLW but couldn’t effectively eat and breathe and move at the same time, and I’d finished all 250ml of maple syrup by this point. Would definitely bring double next time. The descent from MLW to get back on a real trail was way more brutal than I’d expected and I’m pretty sure I took a suboptimal route down. But my perception might be skewed because I was really hungry. By the end of day, had two bloody ankles, a bloody knee, and a bloody leg in a few places, and a few of my fingertips feel wonky (unclear if from the snow or from getting cheese grated on rock all day). But all in all, really happy with how today went. Felt really mentally dialed in and present for all the route finding and scrambling all day, which was my biggest worry after how draining the scouting had been. Doing Longs (also by myself, but in over 10 hours RT) nearly two years ago when I first moved here is what made me fall in love with the alpine. I had such a wonderful time getting to look at Longs all day today and summit its nearby friends. This mountain just makes my heart so happy. 💚

Thank you to Eric Lee and Guy Love for all the beta and support. And Abby Hughes and Patrick Koenig for the help learning how to properly do nutrition on big days. I know can this route can be done a lot faster. Very excited to see what times women will put up next.

Meeker: 2:12
Longs: 3:15
Pagoda: 4:10
Storm: 5:33
Mount Lady Washington: 6:11

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