Ascent Notes for: Totem (Pitch 1) - 5.5 Average Rating : 3.00/5

first time up this, P1 is a nice warm up. lots of variations.

Aren't tons of gear in the first 15 feet but the climbing is easy.

P2 outta my league :)

nice

Didn't find any good gear for the bottom ~15' or so, then mostly small cams & nuts, eventually some larger gear higher up. Had a hold move on me unexpectedly, even called "take" once... haven't been climbing much lately. Not a bad pitch to finish the day on.

nice pitch of climbing and a good way to start this year's trip. Followed Jerod.

Lead this route with the intention of setting up a top-rope for some beginning climbers. Nice bolted belay station, but otherwise unremarkable.

I took the lead course from Seneca Rocks Mountain Guides. Excellent course I learned a lot to keep safe and be solid. Nice climb plenty of gear from about 15' above the start. As I was learning I placed a boatload of gear to get plenty of feedback, all in a fairly straight line w little to nil rope drag. Fun easy route!
Top rope/simul lead with the instructor JJ

had a little trouble finding gear

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another one of my first trad leads

Chossy.