One of Mt. Lemmon’s best and has some of the most solid rock you will find on the mountain. Look for the route with the huge looped stainless bolts. The first ascent party skipped the boulder start by climbing the tree. Now days most people just stick clip the first bolt and yard up or do the hard start and add a letter grade to the difficulty. A few crack climbing skills can help early on (but not required) then the technical crux sequence comes. Get through that and hope your endurance is up to par because you have a long way to go on gently overhanging rock. Find the rests (one devious and one not hard to find) and it won’t be so bad.
A Tucson classic that is great to run laps on as it will make you strong but not skinny like Hidetaka. If you do this route keep in mind that there will be places to move left to the crack to shake out. Many people have done it this way including me the first time I ticked it. This may be the one chink in this cool routes armor. I don't usually like climbs that make you ask yourself or friends "is this hold/rest on route?" I have done it with and without moving left and moving left makes it easier. It is still a lot of fun and a fine accomplishment whichever way you do it. If numbers are a big deal take a letter off if you go left and rest.
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