Not sure how to embed an image in a post -- I've attached my annotated topo for Elegance. My notes say the rack was RPs, wireds, TCUs (0-4), 1 each Friend #1-3.5 (Camalots #.5-3) -- and lots of long slings.
The first and second pitches of that route are definitely runout with mandatory harder moves pretty far out from pro. I went up and down the opening sequences of that second pitch a bunch of times before committing -- it was one of the most serious leads I had done at that grade. My notes show 5.8 moves right off the belay, then the 5.10c crux well above that first bolt and I was able to place a cam in a pocket before clipping the second bolt. Talk about relief.
Higgins was a master at mind control -- and without sticky rubber!
