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van life mornings beat any alarm clock

crack of dawn at the crag again. slept in the van right below the wall so we just rolled out, made coffee on the little stove and watched first light hit the granite. routes still wet from yesterday's storm so we took it slow, brushed some holds and picked the line for later. tbh the waiting is half of the fun. anyone else plan rest days around drying rock?

September 18, 2026 at 8:52 PM
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Totalmente de acuerdo con lo de la espera. Cuando escalo con cuerda en paredes de caliza nos pasa igual: la roca tarda en secar lo que tú tardas en desayunar. Nosotros aprovechamos esas horas para revisar la progresión y comer algo caliente. La montaña impone su ritmo, y respetar...

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this is the way tbh. sleeping at the base saves the approach and u get the dry rock hours way earlier. small thing from my side: pack out the coffee grounds and microtrash from the bivy spot, i keep finding burnt foil and orange peels at popular walls lately. leave it cleaner tha...

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