[Hide Comment] Definitely a great route with unique moves. Well protected and fun!

Used to be 11a in the old white guide, could be harder if you are shorter... Mar 8, 2007

[Hide Comment] And at some places it would be rated easier. Oct 15, 2008

[Hide Comment] yep....one hard 11a Apr 13, 2009

[Hide Comment] Either harder than .11a or very sustained .11a (or both), I can't tell. Either way, this is has got to be the finest face climb that I've done at the leap.

First 20 feet are unprotected with a bad landing. Once you clip the first bolt, the business starts and continues until you start dike hopping 3/4 of the way up the route. Crux is everything in between and involves some powerful flake pulling, mantling, liebacking and most importantly... lots of endurance. Jun 28, 2009

[Hide Comment] Fantastic and varied route!

Like most sport routes at the Leap, it favors taller climbers. At 6', I still had to make an extended reach through the right-facing flake section down lower, and still do a medium-sized deadpoint/one-point-on dyno to reach a jug out left after that part. There's some really cool arete bear-hugging/lieback bumping that gets you through the second crux, which again will be easier if you're on the taller end.

The cruxes felt to me like .11c relative to other granite sport areas I've climbed. Jul 22, 2017

[Hide Comment] Right facing flake section is difficult if you are short, but do-able with a higher right foot. The rest of the climb does not feel height dependent. Jul 27, 2020

[Hide Comment] I disagree with the comments about the route being tougher for short climbers. The route has much more variety than the dyke hiking sport routes of the Leap. If ya can't reach, work on some technique. I'm 5'6" for reference and think I'm qualified to speak for us shorties. This route is amazing! Jul 27, 2020

[Hide Comment] Wow! Really a fantastic climb with wonderful movement... Technical stemming, an angry mantle, tenuous laybacking, and more! My partner and I both felt like it was 11b, but definitely requires a much wider variety of techniques than most sport climbs. Do it! Sep 28, 2020

[Hide Comment] I wouldn't bat an eye if someone said this was 11a. There are a lots of good rests between pretty short cruxes. Spicy off the deck though. May 29, 2021

[Hide Comment] Absolutely amazing line. Old school 11s feel a lot closer to the next grade. I'd put this at 11b or c. At least 3 cruxes. May 22, 2024

[Hide Comment] Great climbing on perfect dikes and flakes. I think that 11a is fair. It has a tricky crux sequence past the 2nd bolt but once you figure it out, it’s no harder than Aerial and The Man Who Fell to Earth. May 26, 2024