Crouching Tiger

Brette Harrington and Marc-Andre Leclerc made the first ascent of Chinese Puzzle Wall via Hidden Dragon 5.12c in 2016. Harrington returned this year with Caro North and Chris Kalman to open the new Crouching Tiger, an 11- pitch 5.12b that follows splitter cracks. “Involving many thoughtful movements and gear placements, my favourite sequence of the climb came at pitch three, where a finger crack pinches down under a roof,” Harrington said, “By tossing my right foot around the roof and over my head, I fitted my heel upside-down i nto a crack system above. With excitement, I pulled around the roof and climbed up to the anchor.”—