Brett gave me a disc with the pictures he took at J-Tree the other night. This is a climb that I lead called Heart and sole 5.10a. It was a lesson in learning to trust my gear placements. There were several friction moves that seemed very greasy. After returning home I read about the the climb, and in almost all of the comments people said that it has gotten harder over the years as dime edges have broken off. They also said that they would not do it in direct sun or if the temperature was over 50 degrees. As you can see by great panoramic picture that Brett took it was in full sun, and probably over 90 degrees too.
Here is the friction traverse over the roof on the way to the flake that would finally give a decent handhold.
This is what spending over an hour on Heart and Sole in full sun and tight climbing shoes will do to your feet. I could barely put my shoes on. Mike spent over an hour belaying me on this climb which I'm sure was way worse than a blister. Thanks Mike.
