An awesome, steep face route. It is, dare I say, overbolted, making for a safe sport lead and great first 5.11 sport lead for the aspirant. Crux seems to be near the last bolt at the steepening terrain. The last bolt is often skipped by leaders not wanting to pump-out trying to clip it. The route has two anchors--one set accessed from the top for TRing and one set lower for leading.
sweet route, and definitely tightly bolted making for a safe lead. high crux. I was looking to depump, shimmied right, and stemmed to the right wall. I am told this is cheating, I thought it was smart climbing! way cool.
Safe lead? There's a difference between safe lead and overbolted. If you're not getting into the 5.11 grade 'cause you're scared of leader falls, this is your route, baby. Climbs well. Last bolt entirely unnecessary.
By Daniel Trugman From: Los Alamos, NM Dec 21, 2008 rating: 5.11a
This was my first 5.11 lead and even I was a starting to get annoyed with how many bolts I had to clip (I didn't feel bold enough to skip bolts though). Last bolt is definitely more trouble than its worth if you're going for the RP (I wasn't, so I clipped it). Still, this climb shouldn't be maligned merely for the spacing of its bolts; it's a great climb.
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