Beer Can Cave Direct v11

Alltime dropknee

Just under 5months since my shoulder surgery. Felt very special to execute and do this one. First harder climb (for me) since the surgery, and on a climb I once found very difficult. Paragraph for the mems: I first did Beer Can Cave via the regular exit (awesome rose move) December 2020. Earlier the same season I climbed Spinal Twist and Taylormade- two other tough-for-me 5+ session projects. Beer Can took me some 6 sessions, and felt very difficult. The big right hand move in the middle felt desperate and scary. After climbing it I recall playing around on the direct and being completely stumped and terrified. Thought I’d likely never do it. Fast forward March 2025, 5mo since my bicep tenodesis surgery for a lingering SLAP tear. First session: I didn’t plan on trying Beer Can but ended up there with the main intention of supporting Louie on it. I surprised myself repeating all the moves within a few attempts, and started trying the direct drop-knee. The move felt possible but I couldn’t quite sort out the foothold combination to feel stable doing the long reach. Second session: Found a few videos on betacache and went into the session with a better idea of how to do the move. I quickly sorted out the drop knee and felt decent on the final two moves. My first try from the bottom I felt nervous and unsure if I had the power endurance to string together more than 1 move, I fell on the big throw but recognized I could stick it. My second try I climbed quicker and with far more confidence, stuck the big move, plugged the drop knee with my right foot slightly too low, barely made the left hand reach, and screamed as I hit the lip. Wonderful top out with Louie and my brother cheering me up.