Ascent Notes for: L'Arabesque - 5.5 Average Rating : 3.00/5

nice company

Nice warm up

Nice easy climbing, actually 3 pitches, but the last one is really short, about 15 m and not even 5.3. Bolted belays, but become crowded if 2 or 3 teams want to climb at the same time. Rappel can be walk away or rappel dawn, but the last one will need 2 ropes. Solid anchors, or solid trees for belay available.

This is a lovely 5.3 wall, about 80m (260'), with lots of choices for how to run up it. It is hard to find "the route" with any particular name of the ones suggested on it. I followed the first pitch (about 40m) and then led the 2nd pitch. I think I found the 5.6 variation on the 2nd pitch (one of the hardest). I did find the final push to the top anchors quite run-out.

You also get a nice view out over the valley, and the town, from the top of the pitch.

Made an ascent on Christmas Day while the ice from the upeer dihedral was falling on the belayer. Good times in the maritimes.

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A great route, don't let the rope drag stop you from doing the whole second pitch in one go. It's worth it to avoid a bad fall.

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