Diamond is the left-most sport climb on the right portion of Mayhem Cove. The diagnol shelf that splits the upper and lower portion of the left side of the cove ends about 10 feet left of Diamond. The climbing involves pulling short overhangs for first 30 feet, then becomes less steep. Each overhang is followed by a reasonable resting spot, so despite Diamond's impressive length, it isn't really an endurance challenge.
I'm not sure if I wrote the correct number of bolts above, but I do vividly recall that Carville's guide fails to mention that there are anchors up top, and in fact there are.
Having climbed it several times, I must say that Diamond is a fun climb. The transition from vertical, blocky climbing to a slab ramp with small holds and highsteps near the top makes it even better in my book. Also, not listed in Carville's Falcon guide is the fact there's a great 5.10C directly right of Diamond. I don't know its name, but it also mixes vertical with slab portions and is definitely more challenging than Diamond but doable. It seems there's a runout with deck potential between the 1st and 2nd bolts, but the climbing is fairly easy there. I don't remember how many draws it was, so bring 10-12 because that's how many I have and I got through it. Its anchors are also just right of Diamond's. I thought people would like to know there are more mid-grade, quality options at Mayhem Cove.
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