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Chatru 2015

Smiling goddess Fb 7C 

After a gap of four years we came back to this little paradise for bouldering, nestled in a remote corner of the Himalayas.We could see the place has become popular, visited by climbers, trekkers, bikers, tourists  alike.. This time we wanted to try harder lines, that we could not try last time, the most obvious one was the classic  Smiling goddess Fb 7C, this line is located on the well known Smiling goddess boulder just behind Lalu"s dhaba. This gem is the work of the legendary Pil Lockey. Here is link for the story of his FA http://pils-trips.blogspot.com/2017/03/vital-force.html?m=1
The problem is a classic one, requiring a series of  hard powerful moves up to the top, then a desperate top out . we stared working the line, after a few session on it over a few days we were able to link the moves up to the top. but the top out remained a doubt, none the less we were happy with our effort 


Jibbi  working the moves on Smiling goddess Fb 7C
After a couple of rest days we felt strong and was eager to try and finish this line ,  On 17th September condition became much cooler offering really good friction on the top out. we wanted to take this chance , on my fifth go on the redpoint attempt  i managed  to match the sloper , and then with the use of my right heel execute the mantle to top out, i felt great joy & relief at the same time after completing the problem.
The start of Smiling goddess Fb 7C 



executing the lower moves
 Nearing the top

The crux top out
Topping out on Smiling goddess Fb 7C
Apart from Smiling goddess Fb 7C  we also climbed some other nice lines , notably the Red House wall Fb 7B  ,another classic close to the bridge, with this send this trip became very memorable and successful for us , We returned to Manali  with a lot of happy memories .
Red house wall Fb 7B

Jibbi sending Red house wall Fb 7B

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