On the right side of Highlander is a large roof with a route through its mid-section (The Outsider 5.11c/d). Just to right of the roof is KTBU. While the start looks slabby and broken up, KTBU ascends a colorful short fin with a seam in the middle on surprisingly good moves. Power up over the fin with an easy mantle to gain a ledge that leads to the business end of knocking up that bitch. Tricky moves over the overlap lead to some very solid and enjoyable edge climbing to the anchor. This is a fun route with reasonable continuity, solid rock, and good climbing moves. An extendo-clip makes entering the overlap very comfortable, otherwise there is some concerning for smacking the ledge if you don't make the clip over the overlap. The name...(?)... must have been a bad night for the Todster.
Protection
QD only. This 90 ft route needs a dozen or so draws and something for the double bolt anchor at the top.
The correct name for this route is actually Smack That Bitch Up - named after a controversial rap song of a few years ago and an annoying female climber from Boulder who whined all day and made disparaging comments about Highlander Crag. I actually thought that this was 5.11a & don't know how it got rated 5.11c - Tod Anderson
The Highlands aka Highlander
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