Burning Cross

Begin climbing on Yowsah, but rather than continuing the traverse to the shared Yowsah/Skull Fuck permadraw, head straight up. Big moves on smaller-than-average holds for the Hole take you to an interesting shake-out and a permadraw in the middle of the face. Clip the draw and launch into a boulder problem involving crimps, underclings, and a shockingly thin but solid left leaning flake before the final big move to the anchors. This route shares an anchor with the Skull Fuck Direct Finish and Bloody Mushroom Stamp.

If you enjoyed Yowsah but asked yourself “How could this be harder with more interesting moves?”, then this route is for you. The boulder problem offers unique and interesting moves that make an excellent addition to the crag.

Sidenote: Many climbers think this route climbs Yowsah to completion and finishes on the Skull Fuck Extension boulder problem. This is not the case, and instead it approaches the same anchors from the left, instead of from the right.

Lastly, due to many broken foot holds and a broken handhold at the crux, I am giving this 13b. A friend and I that climbed it agreed it was too hard for 13a with the broken holds, and it feels much harder than other 13a's at the Hole.

Climb Yowsah to just before the draw it shares with Skull Fuck. Instead of clipping the draw, head straight up to one more bolt on the face and the anchors above.

7 permadraws