High start (may have to stack pads if you're shorter) on good holds. Big move up to a right-hand decent hold then up to the cross. Another big move then top out to the left. High and scary, but super fun.
Location
The cross-shaped hold is an obvious landmark that you are on the right problem.
The V scale was originated at Hueco by John "Vermin" Sherman, et al (note the V of the nickname). His now older, but very thorough guide to Hueco clearly states "The standard problems for each grade are here so nobody can complain that Hueco Tanks problems are over or under rated." The Verm lists Sign of the Cross as THE standard for V3 in his explanation of the scale. No doubt Sign of the Cross is burly, but no matter what V3 may have become elsewhere, Sign of the Cross is V3.
By Monomaniac Administrator From: Morrison, CO Jan 14, 2009
I have no idea if Sign of the Cross is soft or hard, but....
...while Verm's notion is quaint, rock breaks, holds get polished, new sequences are discovered. Route grades are not steady-state, they change over time. Some routes get harder over time, some get easier (some stay the same?).
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