Free line does the boulder problem start of Surf's Up, continues up the seam of Fraid line, then traverses right at the old bolt into the crux finish of the Evictor. Have heard the grade reported as 13a or 13b. I think it was sent several years ago if I'm not mistaken.
"Freeline" is the complete first pitch of the original aid route done here by Ron Olevsky in the early 1970s (A3 crux right off the ground back then). Ron named it "Wertego" (as in "Where to go?"). It has been reported as both the "Olevsky Route" and "Aid Line".
To my knowledge the first free ascent of pitch one was by Justen Sjong in early 2000 (pitch two was freed by Chris Reveley in the 1970s). Justen called it "Final Eviction". The crux is still the first 15 feet, then a long 5.12 section to the bolt, then right into the crux of what is now Evictor (note that Evictor climbs the upper half of pitch one Olevsky Route). Everyone now is calling it "Freeline", so count 'em up...five different names, a record in Eldorado.
PS " 'Fraid Line" is a continuation from the bolt straight up, with runout 5.12 crux, headpointed by Topher Donahue and Jim Belcer in 2002. Everything below the bolt had already been climbed free when this was done.
Rincon - L of Center Route
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