Maybe the grade at this one has settled in around 12d -- I'm not sure and I don't think it matters. This is simply a splendid climb on some of the sweetest stone in the Canyon.
Hand Me the Canteen Boy climbs out the middle of the Sapper Cave onto the slightly overhanging blue and pink headwall over the lip. Start on the first two bolts of Cantina Boy then move right along a jug horizontal, which leads to a very steep alcove. Fight your way up the pods through the alcove and over the lip. A brief shake gives way to crimpy, sustained climbing on the headwall, with plenty of thin moves all the way to the anchors.
Trivia: This summer a climber fell clipping high on the route. Unfortunately his pinky finger was looped through the carabiner somehow and was basically sheared off when he fell. If there's a lesson here, I suppose it's that you should do your best to let go and cast off if you think you're going to fall clipping.
I left my draws on this route back in July when projecting it. I left them up, assuming that I would be able to return. However, I now find myself in the south of France incapable of fetching them before the winter sets in. If one whom lives in Denver would be willing to take them down and return um to my house (off of 25), then I would make it worth your effort in beer or cash.. your choice: mwhitema@du.edu thanks
The Sapper Cave
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