Apartheid 

Crimp as hard as you can on that edge, are you going to bring both hands up or go with one!? Don't look at the swing into the dihedral... anyway its overhanging enough to keep you safe....

Don't miss the no-hands rest either!

A q. for those seasoned ones: "What's considered good style for clipping the anchors (mantle first, then clip)?"

I usually clip before doing the last move over the top, since you can. As long as you don't clip and then lower without doing the last moves, or clip and then pull on the anchor, what difference does it make; its sport climbing.

I disagree with some other folks here - you could hit the dihedral quite hard if you don't get to the second bolt, it's not particularly steep. It's also not very long or, in my opinion, a terribly great route. 3 out of 3 is way overrated, I'd give it at most 2 of 5...

Well all I can tell you is that I've fallen going for the second bolt, and didn't hit the dihedral, YMMV. Ditto that on stars.

I'll admit that I sketched out of commiting to the move to the 2nd bolt - didn't like the look of the fall at ALL and I was kind of glad I did, as when I then rigged it with a TR to at least play on it some, my first try going right was less than wholy successful :)

There are some fantastic sport routes around this difficulty level in jtree that deserve stars, traffic, fame, etc, so I was pretty let down by this one I guess.

Maybe its just me, but this route is a classic sport route and as good as most at Josh. All the moves are good and except for the start has no "offending" easy sections. But feel free to scratch off a few stars when the new guide comes out.

Hey Josh,

Maybe if you'd done better on your attempt you'd deem it worthy of more stars, no? Just a thought. I'd give it three and a half out of five stars.

I dunno... I'm normally a person who gives a lot of credit to a lot of routes and I enjoy almost every route I do or don't do. To me saying that this is as good as Bikini Whale (3 stars per the site) and better than Satanic or Father Figure (2 stars each per the site - wtf?) is way out of whack. Satanic and Father Figure are two of the best routes I've been on in Jtree of any variety, 4-5 stars of 5, in my eyes anyways. Even after I figured out some beta on Apartheid I didn't care to go up it again for a redpoint, and the two other folks that I was climbing with agreed that it was something of a let down in their minds. I guess different strokes for different folks is all. Maybe if it had no stars we would have been blown away? I guess I'll go back and get on it again to give it another chance since you guys think so much of it...

No Randy, its not just you.

Yes, this is a short route. But is the length of the route the most important aspect of quality? IMHO, its the quality of movement that counts most.

As for the positive aspects of the route, once you reach the first bolt, every move thereafter is on good rock with interesting holds and technical, bouldery movement. If you are scared of hitting the dihedral, do as we did and set it up on TR. A stellar sport climb.

We TR'd this route. This is the standard for the 12a grade at Joshua Tree. Highly recomended.

Not really a route I would seek out unless in the area. Perhaps I am biased at 5'7. Short, burly, and somewhat reachy. I had a hilariously pathetic attempt at the finishing mantle move. 2-3 stars out 5.