Decepticon

Decent climb right out of the car (be mindful of nearby campers). The real name of this route is Decepticon, the name of a Transformer-type toy. See the link here -

hasbro.com/transformers/ene…

FA was probably early to mid 80's I think. Jun 8, 2004

I noticed the differences in spelling between Bartlett and Vogel and assumed "Decepticon" was a typo. Jun 8, 2004

did it today with Tan. Decent climb! And at 5.8 feet tall, it goes at 5.10a......... Jan 24, 2005

Thoen and his wife were bored when they did this... Jan 28, 2006

3 bolts, bolt 2 is loose, watch out. Fun route, easy TR. Nov 15, 2006

For me, at 5' 91/2" the route feels like 10a; shorter folk must make one more, much harder fiction move at the first bolt to gain the edge for the left hand.
After the crux, the route goes up and right, not left, although there is a curious bolt to the left between bolts two and three.
There are three bolts on this climb. As of this date the top (third) bolt is still very loose. Jul 27, 2007

The top bolt has been replaced and is good to go now. Aug 12, 2007

I agree with the other post that shorter folk may have an additional hard move to get to the good hold before the first bolt. At 5'7" that first sequence took me a few tries on top rope before I finally got it. Apr 26, 2010

Put up in mid 80s using an old rigging axe for a hammer, all I had. Tape I used to haul it tore near the top and just missed Susan -whooo, I wasn't bored after that Adam! (Suuup man?) those were wild times. Added the third bolt in mid 90s. True name "Decepticon" after the toys our boys were playing with. Had passed it over the years and nobody wanted to work it-hence the play on words. May 5, 2011

Cool moves at/above the first bolt. Good left foot, smear with right, reach directly overhead for two-hand crimp. Don't get suckered into the second (or third?) bolt that's way left. Gear anchor. Nov 17, 2012