Finally! The High Dive

I got up early again this morning to finish the climb Chris and I started last fall. High Dive, on Glass Ocean wall, turned out to be incredible and everything I hoped it would be. In order to reach the base of High Dive we climbed Lord of the Long Arms again. We had to quit after only this short climb last fall when we looked at the wall above and realized we didn't have time to climb High Dive before dark. This time when we reached the top of Lord of the Long Arms, which is also the base of High Dive, it started raining lightly. Even though we were both set on climbing High Dive, the prospect of climbing slick quartzite and the possibility of lightning kept us waiting. Once the weather broke we decided to go for it. It was an incredible climb with a great line, great moves, great exposure and great scenery. After about 200 vertical feet of climbing Chris's altimeter said we were 800 feet above the road. It was incredible. I'll have to back and do this one again.