As the name suggests, this route is great for those who have not risen to the level of Venus on a Halfshell (5.12c).... Though not as classic as its neighbor, it is fun on those occasions when it is dry, it lives in a waterfall all spring, and is a wall of ice in the winter.... A good warm up for the crimpfest routes to the left....
Start up the corner on easier but sometimes dirty or spider-infested rock heading up and right.... The crux steps left on to steep rock for a brief section of difficulty followed by an anchor....
If you get on it early season right after it drys, the climb will be cleaner the more people have climbed it before you, so you might want to suggest your friends can get the first runs, how nice of you....
Location
Venus Envy starts in the shallow corner between the steep, clean, left side of the cliff and the dirty, unused, waterfall section of rock.
i climbed this one today and was sketched out by the super rusted anchor... the lower rings are ok but the the glue-ins and links are wicked rusty... just FYI...
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