The Petzl RocTrip/Roctoberfest event has officially begun, and the athletes have already geared up for game-time.  With the big bucks still rolling in, and participants lining up in queue for this year's clinics – with instructors Lynn Hill, Katie Brown Cedar Wright, and more – the event is ready to kick off. Sean McColl's tipped off yesterday's highlights with a flash of the Motherlode crimpfest, Thanatopsis, (5.14d). It was hard all the way up, he says, I almost fell off the last move McColl also onsighted White Man's Shuffle, 5.13d.

Doyle pulled off a last-minute Bounty Route addition – Doglegs (5.12a) – a reachy, short-man's nightmare. A bounty was placed on the route for the first athlete – Doyle's height (5'5") or shorter – to send the route. After an afternoon's worth of tries and some serious motivation, Doyle pulled it off for another $500 Petzl donation to the RRGCC.

The women's Ultimate Route, No Redemption (5.13b), saw two more accents today.  French phenom Liv Sansov, and Mariette Uhden from Germany polished off the route. Also noteworthy, Gabor Szekely sent Milf Money, the slab (5.13b), that has now sent six accents. The men are scrambling to find Fifty Words For Pump, but so far no one has dialed in the V11 crux near the bottom of the route.

With the event schedule to kick-off today, and the crowds rolling into Miguel's parking lot in droves, the 2007 RocTrip/Rocktoberfest has no limits. With the help of the community, the PMRP mortgage payment of $30,000 could be met by the end of the weekend. Come out, meet the Petzl athletes, and join the fun for the weekend.