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CF Route

5.9, Trad, 65 ft (20 m),  Avg: 2.4 from 117 votes
FA: Cal Folsom
Washington > Central-W Casca… > Skykomish Valley > Index > Side Walls > K Cliff

Description

Start in small corner/crack, pull over bulge and clip bolt. Pull up and get feet established on flake, then make a few committing, balancy moves to gain the positive rail beneath the small diamond shaped corner. There is an old fixed pin off to the left that can be clipped from here. Gain the mini corner, pull the bulge, then trend left up fun face moves past a bolt to the chains.

Note - the original finish trended out right across dirty, runout slabs towards the anchors of Comes in Quartz, etc.

Protection

3 bolts, gear to 2 inches.

Comments [Hide ALL Comments]

Sherri Lewis
Sequim, WA
  5.9+
[Hide Comment] Gaining that horizontal rail before clipping the piton can feel significantly stiffer than 5.8+ if you are closer to 5' tall than 6' tall. This move can be protected with RP's or micronuts--without them, a fall from the crux could be ugly because your last cam is at your feet when you make the move and there are ledges not far below.



Sep 13, 2011
Eric Stern
Seattle
 
[Hide Comment] Thanks to whomever cleaned this recently and added another bolt. Aug 27, 2016
Zach Parsons
Centennial, CO
 
[Hide Comment] It's a short route, but still consider extending the piton to avoid rope drag. Jun 2, 2018
Ryan Minton
Leavenworth, WA
  5.9
[Hide Comment] My only complaint about this route is that I wish it were longer! Really fun and with cool varied movement on awesome stone. Short but sweet, serves as a good warm-up en route to Toxic or Middle Walls. Oct 30, 2020
Tony B
Around Boulder, CO
  5.9+ PG13
[Hide Comment] Takes good gear, but is a little strange to place. I would not put someone leading near their limit on this route. Aug 1, 2021
Devin Bishop
Granite Falls, WA
  5.9
[Hide Comment] Guidebook gives this a 5.8 rating. It’s harder than Special K at 5.8+. I’d say 5.9 with some spice. Aug 5, 2021
Adam Starecheski
Huntington, VT
  5.9+ PG13
[Hide Comment] Not 5.8. Tricky moves above good gear at your feet. Due to the position of the crux it would be a bummer fall. That old piton doesn't inspire the most confidence, but its probably fine. Sep 1, 2022