BETA PHOTO: Orange Crush, Respite, Jolt Cola, and Ginseng Rush...
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Shares the first three bolts of Jolt Cola, then branches left.Place a long runner on the third bolt. Crux from bolts 4 to 6, culminating in an elegant step through.
There is a second pitch which I haven't done; according to Rolofson it's 7 bolts long with an 11 a/b crux high up and a 100' rap from chains.
A somewhat worthwhile linkup (Repsi Cola) heads right after the crux and joins Jolt Cola. I've only done this linkup as a top rope from the JC anchors. To lead it, you'd probably want some long slings, esp. on the last bolt of Respite.
Some additional info: pitch two is worth doing. Linking P1 & P2 works well, but use an extra long sling at the 3rd bolt. In fact, it's probably a good idea to have a few full length (24") slings. There is an unbolted handcrack on P2 where a gold Camalot works well. The crux is at the roof, ~11a. Done as one pitch, there are 15 bolts to clip.A lower off from the P2 anchors barely makes it with a 60 meter rope.
Funky and awkward footwork in the crux. The trick seems to be one of laying away a knob with right and pulling up and into a narrow dihedral, loosing the good feet that preceded. Fourth clip is committing, but after that the line is stitched tight. Decent but not great.
Very tricky climbing. I found this route to be harder than the Ticket, Jolt Cola, and Bearcat goes to Hollywood. The crux can be climbed as a stem problem or a layback off the seam. The stem variation may be easier if you are short enough to get in that position.
An excellent, thought provoking climb. The crux is difficult to read on the onsight, but becomes quite reasonable once you know what to do. it felt like 12a on the onsight due to the inobvious nature of the crux, but dropped to 11c on repeat ascents once you know what to do. Doing the route in one pitch is the way to go. 98' to the anchors.There is a hidden bolt just above the handcrack and before the first bolt in the bulge. Knowing this reduces the need for the 3Friend/ gold camalot.