The "yellow contraption" is built by Chris and Hobey and tested on Geritol Wall with great success. The short pitch is done in under 15 minutes of pulling, giving the team the confidence to double last year's goal of three pitches on the Grand Wall. Mechanical problems materialize right off the ground. The last minute improvements to the splints/cam connection go unnoticed until they are stressed under full weight on climb day. This means the cam Brad is pulling on slips often, and that had Chris has to assist far more than planned. Despite these problems and intermittent bouts with autonomic dysreflexia the team finishes all six pitches in about six hours, and then rappels to the ground.

This re-focuses the design efforts to ensure that Brad can consistently pull on the rope in a clean and symmetrical way. A sailing grade track-and-ball bearing car is attached to the cam in an attempt to solve these "show stopping" issues. This provides Brad with lateral stability, as his right arm is at least three times stronger than his left.

"The black line was the original plan, back in 2001. Notice the stations we used in red dots. Chris had scoped the route on several occasions and made sure we had clear ropes over the edges and this moved us to the right, which is far more exposed than the regular Grand Wall route! The G-man put a lot of work into this project, and we would have not gotten to the top without him." "We started climbing about 10:30 AM, spending 30+ minutes at each station, and topping out at 6:00 PM." - Brad