Human Oddity 

Initial anchors and TR ascent FA by Eric Kohl.

I would agree the crux sequence in and of itself is probably only 11c, however, this is an endurance route that isn't in the bag till you clip the chains. Given the endurance pump, I feel comfortable calling this thing 12a. I have climbed many 12as easier than this route, particularly short bouldery ones. I have power, I suck at endurance, maybe the opposite is true of you?

I deleted my comment regarding the grade, forgive the knee jerk spray. This was the first and only climb we got on. So, I have nothing to compare it to at the area. Great route though!

One of the best climbs in auburn. Cool Sequence x 2

really good line. seemed like it had 2 cruxes - low and then high.

agreed, first overhanging lip and the cross over crimpy section at the top IMO. super fun one of the best if not the best route at auburn

Awesome line, reminds me a Mayhem Cove, definitely recommend it but no way is this a 12a. Crux is 11c and with a no-hands rest in the middle, not an endurance route and can fully recover from first crux. Top is a lil cruxy but no harder than 11a after a great rest. If the rest wasn't there I could see it going at 11d but not with the bomber rest in the middle. Just have to trust your feet and you can sail through it. Great route.

I get the vibe that people who don't normally climb 12a would call this a 12a. In my opinion, comparing this to all of the other Bay Area Region 12a's, it isn't harder than an 11c. I got on it hoping to get a nice warmup out of it, and ended up getting the onsight. Considering my highest onsight grade was 11a prior to this, I feel confident in saying it is 11c. Great route, absolutely had a blast on it. But please, don't disrespect the 12a grade by throwing this gem in there.

i do not onsight .12a and i felt this was a solid .11c as well, but.. like Aaron has stated it definitely is an endurance route, im not confident enough to say its not a .12a cus i dont climb that regularly, but i will say this was a good onsight (with beta!!) for me who is breaking into the .11+/.12-

No such thing as an onsight with beta.

^^
well then whatever you would call it then

I got the onsight without beta. Didn't even know what route it was.

It's soft for 5.12, but so is almost everything else at Auburn so considering, it feels about right.

I will say what I have told several other people: When you go to Human Oddity, look slightly under the title of the route, it is says "You & This Route". Right below that is "Your Rating" and a blue text that says "change". I would recommend selecting the grade you feel is most appropriate and then feeling warm and special for being part of the process of determining a consensus. Please do this only after you onsight/redpoint it.

Climbing is subjective, simply put. My strengths are different than yours etc. I am not a gym climber, never had been, but Human Oddity is pretty close in nature to that style, so I would not be surprised to see the new crop of gym-raised climbers to cruise this line. It is what it is. To me, it doesn't change the quality of the route if it ends up consensus 12a or 11c.

As for the comment about .. "those who don't climb 12s often...", I have onsighted or redpointed over 50 12s up to 12d from pretty much every state in the west out to Colorado and New Mexico. There were plenty of routes I felt were soft, and plenty I felt were sandbagged. These include routes at pretty much every area in SoCal and most major areas in NorCal, Owens, Bword, Jailhouse, other Table Mtn crags, Cave Rock, Trinity Aretes, Natural Bridges, The Shredding, Smith Rocks, VRG and most other St George areas, Redrocks, Charleston, Rifle, Wild Iris, Sinks Canyon, Jack's, The Asylum, and Enchanted Tower to name a few.

I think the consensus grade is a pretty cool feature if used. But no, it isn't as cool as beating your chest in the comments section.

thanks aaron for chiming in, i hope my comment wasnt one of the ones that was taken as spray, and if it was i appologize. no doubt this route is the best of the sac area, plus that is the best answer to any of the comments on here!

No worries Brennen. I didn't necessarily see any of the comments as spray. Just wanted to suggest using the designed feature to help understand consensus for the grade. For me to change the grade here and in the guide is a matter of seconds, but I will only do that after a consensus is reached. As of now there are four ratings: 12a x 3, 11c x 1. Doesn't seem enough to warrant changing anything as of yet.

Worth considering is that as these climbs get more traffic they feel easier. Much of the loose rock has cleaned up, and every hold is now caked in chalk. I last did Human in October, and all the subtle but easily visible feet had tick marks on them. I brushed the route on my way down but I'm sure it's all back. Much different than the first time I was on the route.

Also worth noting is that there are 2 ways to do the second half of the route. Straight up the bolt line is a shade harder and has a couple cool thin moves. If you go out left onto the juggy sidepull rail, reaching well right to clip, it is substantially easier. A letter? Who knows.

Great points Dave and ones that are most likely attributing to some of the feeling in differences. Everything is a little more pumpy when they rock quality is in question. I know you know :)

as per the tic mark comment, you can see every hold on the as you walk into the cliffs area, basically mapped out for ya like a gym. doesnt look like anyone has hit it with a brush for some time, on the first under-cling move, i nearly slipped off due to an absurd amount of chalk being on that thing!

Like I mentioned before, I think it's an awesome line. It climbs very well with lots of fun movements and definitely would recommend the route to people if they happened to be in the area. It seems like now there are two 5.11c suggestions with the three 5.12a suggestions. I know a lot of people like to say that grades shouldn't matter; that it should be about the climb itself, but to me that's like saying that in swimming or running time shouldn't matter. In the aforementioned events the numerical value is associated with time and in climbing with difficulty, regardless of subjectivity. I have done a lot of climbing internationally on many different styles of rock. I just got back from a climbing trip in Spain, and as far as difficulty is concerned, Human Oddity is not harder than any 5.11c and definitely 5.11d in my subjective opinion that I did over there. It's a great route but no way 12a in my humble opinion. Too short with a great rest to be an endurance route and not cruxy enough for the suggested grade.

Caliza, sounds good. It will be interesting to watch the consensus develop on this as more people climb it.