Sep 20, 2020
Over the years, multiple variations on Milking the Cow have emerged. There is a strong motivation among climbers to avoid that tall dirty arête with the bad landing. I was overhauling the site, and a line at Corn and Bung without proper video triggered me. That vein came out again.
Two trips to haul pads and time to finally milk that cow as Zig intended. It turns out the arête is not bad. The pad hauling was just for confidence. The crux is low, and the top is secure. It was scarier with a pump from the extra moves of the sit, but only a little.
Since I had the ultrawide lens out, it was a great opportunity to grab a modern wide angle video of pirhana which is notoriously hard to film. Really highlights the steepness in a way tight shots miss. Great climb