Located on the back side of Bath Rock, just left of Colossus. Classic Crack Climbing! Climb the obvious crack in the large open book. Move Left at the crux 70' up to keep it 5.9. Straight up might be slightly harder.
Edit: Apparently I got this wrong, don't go left or you will be cheating. Although going left is a lot of fun.
Protection
Standard City of Rocks Rack. Nothing bigger than a #2 Camalot.
straight up is the 5.9 crux... left would be easier...
By Bobby Hanson From: Salt Lake City, UT Jun 27, 2005 rating: 5.9
I agree. Straight up is 5.9. Going to the left makes the route a 5.8**.
By Nathan Fisher Administrator Sep 5, 2005 rating: 5.9
Fun lead for a reacquaintance of the City. Good gear, and good climbing. A #2 Camalot protects the straight up version perfectly. Straight-up may seem harder than 5.9 due to the wideness of the crack, but all wide cracks seem harder than they are, unless that is your thing. To me the wide version was too short to even climb like a wide crack. One secure hand jam way high, and then swing your legs high and you are there. Exposed feeling, but all there.
By susan peplow From: what day is this? Aug 14, 2007 rating: 5.9
Great route! Lower section takes great sm-med nuts. Bring some larger cams 3-4" for the larger pods that are coming. 2.5" cam will protect direct slot finish which is a bit of a grunt for it's less than 2 feet. Chain Anchors.
Bath Rock
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