Dudley Davis Quarry route quality

Well, somehow I missed that this got moved to a forum thread. I originally reached out to Ben for feedback on the route, but he never responded. I guess because he never actually climbed it. That's cool. As the guy who posted the route, I had basically the same question as Anna - it made sense to me to compare routes within an area, figuring that it's a community-based site, so ratings will evolve over time. I wasn't expecting troll-ratings. I gave it four stars because I think it's an interesting route, with two starts that both require some creative beta, it's challenging throughout, and it feels like one of the better problems around this admittedly small, humble quarry. I appreciate the discussion around MP ethics and I'm happy to temper my own opinion of the route, but I'd love for more feedback and ratings from people who have actually tried it. I'll also know to check in the forum section now, too :)

Andy Summerswrote:

The pins are in the middles of the routes. There's a photo of one of them on a main page: https://www.mountainproject.com/photo/112346139

I wouldn't trust pro there even with a crash pad under me. I've only traversed around a few feet off the ground, but there's very little rock that's actually solid enough to feel confident pulling on.

Honestly, you would probably need one crash pad under you to stop the fall, and someone on deck to throw a few more on top of you for protection when half of the cliff face crumbles on top of you.  I made a trip there last year after about 3 or 4 days of sunshine, and felt terrified walking anywhere near the upper cliffs as the entire place felt ready to collapse on me.  

The best perk about DDQ is that you get a new boulder set every year because all the key holds are going to break off each time you make it back...