By Burt Lindquist Administrator From: Madison, WI Aug 4, 2008
Oh ya! The whole thing protects well (for DL)don't you think? Great lower crux with the early stem. That upper crux is oh so heinous I think. Did you clean it up first as it tends to get dusty from rains? This is a nice shot of the leader in the business.
Many people TR'd Plethora on that day so that must've cleaned it up a bit. I haven't done this route but from watching Henning, the lower crux looked risky around the second piece placement. If he busted there, he'd probably hit the rocky slab below (but I guess, that's normal by DL standards). The upper crux took few (medium quality) pieces but Henning would be a better source of info.
No wasps this time. That would've been quite a surprise :)
The protection in the section before the upper crux is not obvious I think, but it is possible to place several small size stoppers and superlight rocks in the thin crack before the crux move to back you up when you go for the ledge.