[Hide Comment] Felt more like 13a to me, than 12d. Perhaps I was doing the crux sequence wrong, but it felt at least v7 to me. And the sections just before and after the crux are very delicate, technical and tenuous as well. So it ends up feeling quite sustained. I could see how if you're around 6 feet tall, or have a long wingspan, you could reach the small quartz crimps more easily near the end of the crux sequence. I had to do a few more VERY technical moves to reach those holds. And the clip in that section was definitely exciting.

Just like its neighbor to the left, this climb is everything a hard slab climb should be. And the rock is immaculate, especially the marble like, water polished rock at the top.

I could climb lines like this for days and never get bored. Oct 14, 2015

[Hide Comment] Glad you liked it so much and yes, 13a is probably closer to the grade as it is harder than Bald Man.
By the way, if you red pointed it, good on you ! ... probably a first. I had only successfully TR'd it in the 90's. Nov 11, 2015

[Hide Comment] Yah, I worked out the moves on toprope and then sent it on my first redpoint attempt (with pre-hung draws) since I had it pretty wired at that point. I thought the clipping stances were actually pretty reasonable (for a climb like this), though you have to put a lot of trust in your feet at those moments.

Honestly, this is one of the better slabs I've ever done and I've been on a bit of a slab binge lately. You guys have done a great job with the lines at Stonehouse. Nov 12, 2015

[Hide Comment] Nice work Christian ! Glad that you like the routes out there. Dec 2, 2015