PRINT: Rock Climb Jason aka Proon aka Reciprocity, Olympics & Pacific Coast

Jason aka Proon aka Reciprocity

5.12c, Sport,

Avg: 3.3 from 3 votes
FA: Original route: Jason Kohler New route: Scott Underwood
Washington > Olympics & Paci… > Elwha River > Elwhall

Description

Tricky and pumpy climbing up to a large block followed by an intense boulder problem involving a small left crimp and slopey gastons and side pulls all on steeply over hanging rock. The difficulty eases after grabbing a pistol-grip hold and throwing a heel up by your hands but steepens and remains pumpy through the finish. So good! The original line increased in grade from around .12a and changed significantly since the original first ascent after many large holds broke off.

Protection

QDs; New SS glue in bolts as of summer 2015

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Finishing the crux boulder problem

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Princess Puppy Lovr
Rent-n, WA

Pretty darn good if you can get up San berindino you can get up this thing. Very easy to 1 hang (I one hanged it 7 times) very hard to send. Jul 5, 2021

Scott Underwood

5.12c

@ Princess Trevor, wow...I thought this was the best and hardest thing at the crag. The crux feels significantly more punchy than anything else I've climbed there with like a V6 crux and consistent V2-V4 moves. Jul 5, 2021

Princess Puppy Lovr
Rent-n, WA

Yeah I think it is a pretty great climb and I would recommend everyone get on it! It's definitely hard/is my first 12c but I think I was initially a little intimidated by it and thought I would have to bail but all the bolts are placed perfectly to work the hard moves and in particular the crux. I think people could hangdog their way up this thing if they could send san berindino. I think more people should try it and not be scared off by the grade! Also I leaf blew the whole thing so its pretty clean now and if people can't get up this it would be easy enough to get your draws back by lowering off the 5.10! Jul 6, 2021