Priapos, son of Aphrodite, (review Greek Mythology for a laugh...) is a variation that goes straight up the face after Aphrodite's 4th clip. Steep edging and a balancy crux put you to a huge juggy horn. Continue past some easier climbing to the anchors. Lower 100' back to the ledge.
A couple of stars for the good movement and clean rock.
I thought this was harder than Aphrodite and will have to go back and try to finish it. (Apparently I bailed at the crux in dimming light.) I can't really rate it since I didn't finish it, but I barely trad harder than 11a.
This is a pretty good route but it is a little unclear where it goes. Climbing straight between the bolts is probably what was intended but makes the climbing much harder. At one point I traversed left to better holds and back right to make the clip below the first big face hold. I contemplated going straight up but the last bolt would have been several feet below me and chickened out. My partner Joe climbed a little more left with better holds and had a much easier time of it.
The crux between the 8th and 9th bolts is a bit spicy: insecure moves with the 8th bolt at your feet before you can clip the 9th bolt and yard on the big jug. But fun too.
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