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And I’m in Crampons!!!??? Maciek carefully ascended the face, placing cams to protect himself where he could. As I belayed him I tried to memorise the moves he made, the cracks and protrusions he found for ice tools and crampons. He suggested this pitch was best climbed without gloves incase a hand-hold would be needed and for the best dexterity. After 20 meters, he disappeared into a chimney and around the corner and kept going until he found the next belay. I had been staring at the wall for the last 30 minutes by the time he had shouted down that he was ready for me to climb. I had hoped to have learned its secrets. Despite my best efforts, I had learned nothing. It simply was brutal. I climbed it without glamour or style. I climbed it inch by inch. 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