Fearless First is located about five feet to the right of Beginner's Luck and is the most obvious bolted line as you walk around the Napa Valley buttress (there are a couple additional unidentified bolts / lines to the left of Beginner's).
The guide states that Beginner's and Fearless share a common start. It is also possible to climb directly up to the first bolt, and avoid the Beginner's Luck crack without adding any real difficulty. Climb past four bolts and a single fixed pin above the fourth bolt. Above the pin, angle left to the anchors shared with Beginner's. A couple small/medium sized stoppers can protect the small run out above the piton. Good route.
Protection
Four bolts, one fixed pin. Medium-sized stoppers useful on the upper part of the route.
This face route seems contrived because it is hard to stay out of the crack and the bolts are run out if you stay on the face. The traverse at the start may be dangerous for the second because when the first piece is taken out there is ground fall potential for the second (with rope stretch) or an ugly swing.
It's a neat route to supplement Beginner's Luck if you're already climbing there. Clipping the last bolt is a bit runout by Front Range standards but perfectly reasonable for Unaweep. It's a safe fall anyway. A #0.5 Camalot can be used in the left crack to protect between bolts if desired.
Thanks for putting up this route. Anyone know about the 2 bolt face to finger crack climb just to the right of Fearless First?
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