Here are my progressions and send of 'Midnight Lightning.'
@Camp 4, Yosemite Valley, CA
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I had one goal this trip and THIS WAS IT! In preparation, I spent a lot of time training, visualizing, and studying all the moves. I'm SOOO HAPPY I was able to make it all the way up this one after 7 attempts. When topping out, I was actually so shaky with excitement and joy, it made it quite scary to finish off on the mossy slab. It feels so good that all my training and preparation paid off. Standing on top of this masterpiece was definitely a milestone moment to remember.❤⭐
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Breakdown of my progression on the climb:
-The second left hand move took a couple tries. I ended up doing a left heel hook to keep my body stable for that left hand move.
-The dyno took a couple tries. After sticking it and controlling the swing, it took a while to get my foot back on the wall so I was commited to just campus the next move. It was an awkward zig-zag-shaped crimp to match and to campus off of, but it saved time and flowed to the next section pretty good.
-The mantle section took a couple tries and a couple hard falls. The move itself was very technical, but wasn't too hard. It was just so scary knowing my hand or foot could slip off at any moment from ~17ft. It was just all about trusting the friction between me and the rock.
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