P1 - Climb a splitter 6" crack that gradually narrows to fingers. As crack seems traverse left protected by two bomber drilled angles. Continue up the thin corner to an anchor with two drilled angles. 5.10 130ft.
P2 - Continue up the thin right facing dihedral and over the 4' roof. Continue in the thin crack to a fixed pin and move right. Continue straight up to an anchor with two drilled angles. 140ft. of sustained C2.
P3 - Follow the crack off the belay to softer and sandier rock and build an anchor before the route moves left. 5.9 80ft.
P4 - Move up and left until you arrive at a large ledge just below the summit (rock quality really poor). Continue to the summit via a thin C1 crack or 5.10 offwidth (10"-12").
Some people may want to break P4 into two pitches.
Descent - Double rope rappel down the northeast face off two drilled angles to a notch. Downclimb slabs east to the base.
Location
Relics is located on the south face of Grand View Spire either accessed from the Monument Trail or a 165' rappel from the Grand View Overlook.
Protection
Standard desert rack up to #4 Camalot unless doing offwidth on last pitch. Several micro cams down to #00 Wildcountry and several Loweballs.
Did this route last week and I thought it was a great route. If it wasn't for the sandy chossiness in the middle of the climb this thing would be super classic. I really enjoyed the 1st and 2nd pitches and thought the 2nd pitch was one of the best aid pitches I had done in the Monument. I used a bunch of small offset Aliens with some HB offsets and red Ball Nuts. Good, thoughtful climbing but never desperate or scary. Be ready for some sandy, loose stuff on the 3rd and 4th pitches.
By Jesse Zacher Administrator From: Grand Junction, Co Mar 29, 2008
Cam hooks, medium to small Met. Brass nuts, small cams, one number four and two of everything else. Didn't need the HB offsets or Alien offsets. If you rap into the saddle between the tower and wall, do not take the chimney, instead climb down a small slab and bushwhack around the tower. One double rope rap from the top (bolts should be moved to the lip of tower) gets you to the saddle.
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