Parete Nera: alpine protection, as a three
A great route on the San Paolo. Maxi led six pitches, I led three.
Machine-translated from the German original. The German version is the one I actually wrote.
Great route, alpine-protected. In Arco that means old pitons, not many of them, and the rest is your problem.
Out as a three, and we split the leading — Maxi took six pitches, I took three. That’s a good arrangement when one of you is going better than the other on the day, and it doesn’t need discussing at length.
The difference between alpine and sport protection at the same grade is enormous. Here you climb slower, look around more, and are more satisfied afterwards.