"Popeye" is one of, if not THE, most popular routes at The Pit. The bottom section, rated 5.9, is very popular with moderate climbers as a warm-up or beginning lead. The upper section (responsible for the 10d rating) isn't nearly as good and rarely gets done.
Take care when belaying a leader on this route as you could both take a heckuva fall if they pile off the starting moves before clipping the first bolt.
NOTE: The quality rating here refers soley to the lower 5.9 section of the route!
Location
Popeye is the left-most route that starts off the lower level of the Mall Wall. Super pocketed face.
Protection
Bolts, chains with Mussy hooks.
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By Tavis Ricksecker From: flagstaff, az Jul 26, 2007 rating: 5.10d
First 'pitch' is classic, but the top is good too.. Not nearly as chossy as I had imagined, high, and exposed. Worth doing at least once.
5.9 to the first anchor 10d to the top
By Andrew Ryder From: Flagstaff/Tucson, AZ Feb 29, 2008 rating: 5.10d
Finally did the top part of this yesterday. It's a lot of fun and much different than the bottom, with cool stemming moves a lot less obvious than the bucket-hauling on the first "pitch." We ran the whole thing on a 60m rope and had a couple meters to spare, and surprisingly, drag wasn't too much of an issue. There is one runout on the upper section that's a little freaky since a fall would probably drop you straight onto a ledge, but the climbing was fairly easy in that section.
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