Type: Sport, 70 ft (21 m)
FA: Zach Miller
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Shared By: Zacharias Gustav on Mar 30, 2023
Admins: Alvaro Arnal, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC

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Why not take a route directly up to the Zoom anchors? Famous last words you might say.

This route starts from the bottom of the pedestal via an easier approach pitch that gets you to a no-hand stance that shares the start of Mask Off. MO goes to the right while Darkseid goes to the left. The crux begins almost immediately off of the ledge and, despite its short appearance, still manages to whip you off of the last bolt from pump factor. Climb past 3 bolts of hard climbing with kneebars into easier but still very pumpy climbing to get to the anchor. I think the pumpy nature of the climbing stems from its very "tensiony" start combined with the fact that it is quite steep and the foot holds are really not that good for a lot of the climb.

I would say (biasedly) this is an awesome addition to the wall - no glue, no chipping! Albeit a bit of a crusty start, the rock quality really improves as you go up. The best quality is reminiscent of a hard limestone version of quartzite. In addition, it happens to stay a bit drier during the wetter months of the year compared to other routes on the cliff.

Darkseid is Superman's archenemy. His ultimate goal is to enslave the multiverse by eliminating all hope and free will in sentient beings.

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The start is to the right of Phone Booth and to the left of Trouble. This shares a start with Mask Off.

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14 bolts + anchors.

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