Luke Stefurak Seattle, WA   5.12-

[Hide Comment] I know the guidebook also says 4 bolts but there are 5 now. Oct 17, 2007

Monomaniac Morrison, CO

[Hide Comment] Pretty damn hard move (with a decent runout) between the 4th & 5th bolt. Some argue this route is rather soft, but it probably won't feel that way if you're onsighting. Dec 20, 2008

LeeAB Brinckerhoff Austin, TX

[Hide Comment] The sidepull that looks like a jug is not. Oct 19, 2009

Tradiban

[Hide Comment] Hey Melville, remember the epic whipper you took on this thing?!?!? Jul 7, 2010

Curt MacNeill Boulder, CO

[Hide Comment] Great juggy overhanging route with cool moves. Can serve as a perfect warmup for table of colors.... Mar 22, 2015

Gail Blauer Gardiner, NY

[Hide Comment] I took an epic whipper on this climb. There's a move up there... Oct 18, 2015

BrianWS   5.12a

[Hide Comment] Far from being the "softest" 12 a in the gorge, per the guidebook description. Felt pretty solid by NRG standards and much much harder than other RRG 12- routes. Climb Ro Shampo, Check Your Grip, Inequity, or pretty much any non-Porter Jarrard 12a/b lines for comparison. Hell, Mercy the Huff felt only slightly harder than this line. I assume most people read the description, hang the sh** out of the route, and sandbag because others have done the same. Oct 25, 2015

S. Neoh

[Hide Comment] ^^^^ Agreed. I took the fall. Nasty. Sharp holds too. Oct 25, 2015

EthanC Bay Area, CA

[Hide Comment] When I climbed this, I talked to a guy who had been at Left Flank for a week projecting TOC, he said for the week he'd been there, people had come up looking for the softest 12a in the red, and all the people who had said that had failed to send this (including myself). So take that for what it's worth. Mar 2, 2016

Willis K

[Hide Comment] Agreed on all counts. That move getting towards the 5th bolt is no joke, and it's sharp. Felt possibly harder than any individual move on Mercy, the Huff. Apr 5, 2016

Jessi H   5.12a

[Hide Comment] In love; one of my top 3 favorite routes in the Red. Not soft, particularly at my height (5'3", -3.5 ape) because instead of 1-2 hard moves it becomes 3-4. Fantastic, fun, flowy, intuitive climbing and clean falls. Oct 31, 2016

Sean H Salt Lake City, UT

[Hide Comment] Soft if you have power/strength/more boulderer style. Perhaps hard if you don't. Great either way. Apr 18, 2017

Eli B noco

[Hide Comment] I think this is a bit of a sandbag, or at least a really hard onsight that is also height dependent? Mar 25, 2018

bluewaters182   5.12a

[Hide Comment] Solid 12a, moves surrounding crux are not too bad, but full value 12a crux. Nice moves, good route. Nov 13, 2018

Cris Garcia Michigan

[Hide Comment] I’d disagree on the height dependent comment. I’m 5.6 and managed just fine. As a setter who’s used to spanning stuff for smaller-than-me bodies, there was plenty of feet to get you through the moves. Get on it! Oct 17, 2022

Matt Brunell Milwaukee, WI

[Hide Comment] Updated to SS glue-ins and mussys 9/16 Sep 16, 2023