[Hide Comment] The crux is around the first bolt. It is not that hard to pull over the overhang. There is a big "jug" hold reachable above the overhang. May 13, 2015

[Hide Comment] Although not necessary, it might be nice to bring some small gear to plug in after the final bolt. Aug 20, 2015

[Hide Comment] Cory-- not the first time a bat has been startled in that hand jam slot. The good news is that biologists are eager for reports of sightings and roost spots from climbers right now, and you can help! Email the details of your encounter (date, location, which route, what feature) to climbersforbats@colostate.edu.

Climbers for Bat Conservation is a new program of the Colorado Natural Heritage Program (housed at CSU). Visit for climbersforbats.colostate.edu for more info on their project, but the basic gist is that not very much is known about where the majority of bat species spend their daytime, and climbers are uniquely suited to help provide reports of small roost sites in crevices and behind rock features. The species that have big colonies in caves or mines have been studied a lot, but our most common bat species generally don't form big colonies; instead, they hang out in small groups or single families in smaller cracks or trees or, well, no one really knows where. That's why bat sighting reports from us climbers are so useful. Climbers for Bat Conservation has been doing a study this summer specifically at the Tiers of Zion, and this exact hand slot has been reported before, but it's useful for the researchers to know it is still being used, even after regular disturbance by climbers all summer. Aug 19, 2019

[Hide Comment] Super fun route. More techie than anything, but it has some solid rests. The top eases up a bit, but some small gear may be nice for some folks. The runout adds to the fun! May 24, 2020

[Hide Comment] I may be the first person to have aid climbed the entire route. :D Jul 31, 2020

[Hide Comment] If you go straight up from the second bolt (under the lip) to the third bolt, it's a long reach from a left hand, rounded hold just over the lip to right hand crack for fingers. I found this beta to be super reachy and felt pretty hard for 11a. After trying a few times, I found some huge jugs just right of the bolt line (easier than 11a). Is going right at the lip the actual line to keep it from getting a harder grade or am I (5'9") just too short to reach that top right hold? May 27, 2022

[Hide Comment] Felt the same as Joshua. Would be great to know if the route was meant to be climbed with the big jug or not. Still fun either way. Oct 6, 2022

[Hide Comment] Lang and Joshua, when I climbed this route with the FA party some weeks after it went up, the beta they called up was to go slightly right to those jugs before turning the lip. Depends on how far right you mean, though-- you could end up on the bigger lefthand holds on the Three Little Birds line. That seems too far. Oct 10, 2022

[Hide Comment] Finding the right line on this one is not obvious. If you go straight up above the bolt, it feels closer to 11d/12a, but if you go out right to the jugs, it feels 10c or 10d at worst. Either the bolting on this line is unintuitive or it's sandbagged to hell. Aug 27, 2024

[Hide Comment] I found the crux to be the sidepull and techy footwork to get to the second bolt to be the crux. Getting over the roof felt a lot easier than this. Mar 3, 2025