JenT looks on as I take a rest with my leg firmly ...
Description
The Dixie Cragger's Atlas gives this a 5.7 rating (and three stars), but I consider this a slight sandbag. As one fellow leader describes it, Jay Walker is a "grunt" of a climb. Smearing, stemming and chimney moves will help, but hand jams are vital, so you might want to tape up.
Jay Walker follows two parallel cracks up a long left-facing corner. You can finish to the top, or move left to a cave with slings/rap rings above Finger Lockin' Good to set up a gear anchor for a toprope.
Location
Starts 10' right of Finger Lockin' Good. Rap from slings/rap rings in the cave.
Protection
Medium to large cams and tricams, hexes would probably work. No fixed anchors.
A bit painful on the hands and feet, but more staightforward than other routes of a similar grade...
By Benjamin Schoedel From: Fairview (Nashville), TN Oct 12, 2009 rating: 5.7
This was my first ever lead about 11 years ago, and I've climbed it sveral times since then. Nice stone, mega easy to protect. The I feel that the 5.7 grade is pretty true; but I love the security of stemming in dihedrals. There are actually a pair of anchors near the small cave between Finger Lockin' Good and Jaywalker...passing the anchors to the top just gets scrubby, and turns to aggregate. *(great route to fly up and set T.R. to work out Finger Lockin' Good to the left)
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