Ditto Dones
On Saturday the 14th of November, I set out to ascend Ditto
Dones. This time I went by my own since my usual climbing partners were occupied with
other activities this day. We singled out this characteristic pinnacle early this year,
and have been talking about climbing it for months. All of us felt that this had to be
done now before we get snow up there at 1100 meters.
The main route at Ditto Dones is "Via Lunga" of about
140 meters in length. This route consists of 6 - 8 rope lengths and varies in difficulty
from 5.9 to 5.10c depending on your choice. Since I was climbing solo, the easiest
alternative was chosen. Soloing requires a lot of strength, and usually takes more time
because you are forced to climb each rope length twice (the second time on top rope).
Thanks to my "newly developed" technique for soloing, the climb was faster than
expected. The climb, covering five long rope lengths, took approximately 4 hours. |
"Ditto Dones" at a
distance
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