Fishface - 4th pitch derig
Botcherby
After storming up to Top Camp, we decided to make use of the rest of the day by de-rigging the 4th pitch in FishFace. I enjoyed learning the route to FF and the progression of alpine flowers. We arrived around 1700 only to discover that Rob's drill was not in the alcove. After having a meltdown and shouting at no one in particular, Rob decided to run back to Top Camp to get a drill whilst I chilled out in the sun. We actually got down around 1800, quickly smashing down to the offending pitch around 1900. While Rob got the drill set up I went down to identify which rope was the new one (Nadia had previously started the re-rig) and show Rob where to head for at the bottom. After faffing about changing ropes, I got down to the bottom, then up the handline to the new bottom of the pitch. As it would take some time, I decided to explore a bit. I ran down a few pitches which was easy due to [?]. Went wrong once when I popped through a little hole to a crumbling slope above a big drop. After a while, I thought maybe I should return, but maybe just one more pitch... This was the massive TK Max. At the bottom it was really time to return (2015) so I quickly stepped it back, returning to a (slightly worried) Rob at 2100ish. He'd been done for 40 minutes and had had the time to de-rig most of the old rope. To my disappointment he'd opted not to pass the rope through the little window. We got back to camp at around 2230 where the other were a bit suprised by our lateness. Ate a massive bowl of tortelloni. Thru bolts used: 5
[RIGGING TOPO TO BE UPLOADED]