Anacram

After quite a tricky but well protected crux the upper crack has a way big feel to it.

Position, exposure, varied technique.

First time's a charm. Jan 7, 2003

An excellent climb; the rock has cleaned up well. Challenging for the grade; I would call it more 5.10c/d.

Jan 28, 2003

One of my new favorites. Great variety, interesting moves. Nov 13, 2005

Good route. Two cruxes. First crux is well protected but harder at the second bolt. The second crux is the "mental" one.Towards the top of the crack, I fiddled for 15 minutes trying to get some gear higher than knee level to protect a tough move. Eventually I found a marginal RP in a flare - not the best piece but good enough to bust the move.

Like the other person indicated, this climb leaves an impression on you. Nov 14, 2005

Overlooked classic! Bring your captain crush hand for the crux lay back. Nov 13, 2006

Jumped on this climb on a whim on the way back to the car... wowza. I thought I was gonna take a toss somewhere past the bolt for sure (had to charge pretty far past it to get a stance and gear- pumped!). Really, really good route. As noted, a tad hard at the grade. Be mindful of a hollow flake down low. Jun 17, 2011

Pretty tame for 10c. A yellow DMM offset was perfect for the 2nd crux, might be a little less tame without it. Dec 9, 2014

Stellar climbing, I'd give it 4 stars except for the loose flakes (including the huge undercling after the initial bolt). Thin and technical and stays at you!

I didn't use anything larger than a 0.75 on the route, and most of it was much smaller than that. A 2 and 3 are useful for the anchor though. Dec 7, 2017

Hard for 10c especially for the shorter guy like me 5'6. If sig alert is 10b/c this is definitely 2 letter grades harder. crux is definitely easier passing the 2nd bolt if you have some reach on you Feb 28, 2018