[Hide Comment] Note, this route is not 12 pitches, as indicated. Also, if my 60m rope is cut a little long (I haven't measured it) the route is 110 ft at the most. If you lower with a 60m, you can climb down the poison-ivy covered tree to get down the last few feet. Aug 18, 2012

[Hide Comment] Absolutely classic line. First 30 feet are semi-technical corner climbing until you reach a big chossy ledge. From there it's an 80 foot jug haul with really good horizontal hand-jam rests. There are only a few hard-ish moves on the route, but the pump will catch up to you at the end if your endurance is lacking. Mar 31, 2014

[Hide Comment] There are some quicklinks halfway if you need to lower with a 60m. I had a ~65m rope and barely got down in one lower had to down climb the first 10ft off the end of the rope! Apr 15, 2017

[Hide Comment] I was thankful that there were a couple of quick links on the bolt directly before the chossy ledge. It should be noted though that that bolt is spinning. Now I can say that I bailed of a spinner! The first 30 feet are quite excellent and the rest looked great. Not being ready for the TN heat squashed my hopes of the send. Aug 25, 2017

[Hide Comment] I'm not sure what the discrepancy is, but I climbed this with a 70m rope 2 days ago and was about 15-20 feet short when I was lowered. I ended up swinging out to the tree near the base of the route and climbing down. Otherwise, there's a biner left at the last bolt before the ledge you could lower off of if necessary.

Also, the hangers get progressively more and more rusty as you get higher on the route, which adds a little bit to the head game. This could probably use a rebolting soon.

Awesome, fun climb otherwise though. Honestly, compared to other routes of similar grade all the moves were probably hard 10's and below, but the pump gets real towards the last quarter of the route. Longest single pitch I've ever done. Apr 22, 2018

[Hide Comment] A 70 meter rope makes it down with a few meters to spare. A couple of alpine draws are useful. May 17, 2021

[Hide Comment] Logistics: 70m is just enough to lower to the ground. Now there is a perma draw at 5th bolt where you can go in direct and re-thread the rope if you only have 60m. To manage the rope drag, best place to extend the draws: 4th (near the vertical crack), perma (I used a long draw to extend the perma), and 6th (right after the ledge). Always pull the rope down from the climber side so that it doesn't pile up or get stuck on the ledge or tree. May 4, 2024

[Hide Comment] Really fun sport route but an even better trad climb. I placed as much trad gear as there were bolts and the crux was relatively well protected with a nice, clean, fall into space if you blow the moves. I used doubles from .3 z4 to #1 c4 and singles of #2 #3 as well as many offset stoppers and crucial black tricam before the traverse into the chossy dihedral. Crux protects well with a .3, black totem, or yellow tcu May 29, 2024

[Hide Comment] Stellar line, beautiful position above the bend in the creek, and perfect for a 70 meter rope. The route is no harder than 11a primarily due to the endurance needed. If you milk the rests.... maybe softer? Oct 19, 2024

[Hide Comment] Free soloed this one in the late 90's after running laps on TRS with one Ushba. Had it ruthlessly wired. Felt great. Easy top was nice. One of Obed's best rainy day options and endurance trainer. Feb 18, 2025