Ascents of Stage Left having Beta

Was too tired to lead it.

fun and easy climb on lead

Climbing again to clean

Every time I get to the end of this, I think the anchors are too low... the real moves on the climb finish with the anchors at about your knees.

Someone has already added a new first bolt... I wonder if I should add a new, higher, anchor?

Finally lead this with trad pieces today! Placed a tricam in the crack.

We climbed this as a sport route, but between the third and fourth bolts where there is a gap heading right to clip the bolt on the adjacent route and then traversing back.

Still wet from this week's rain

Takes x4 0.3 or 0.4 in the horizontal crack between bolt 3 and 4.

Nice route, only one harder move between last bolt and anchor if climbed directly in front of the bolt. The move can be bypassed by climbing on the left.

Mostly sport except one missing bolt between 3rd and 4th bolt

gear option between 3rd and 4th bolt. Finger sized.

Not too shabby. Make sure you go in direct around chest height at anchor. No place for feet if you climb up much further because the face slopes back in. 3-4bolt is very run out. Guess thats why its a mixed route now.

Used a tricam in the horizontal crack near the top.

Sported this one, big gap between second and third bolt

Sported climbed. Was confident to run out between bolt 2-3. Crux is just after clipping the 3rd bolt.

Still have no idea how this could possibly be a 5.9. Even if you stay out of the gully on the face and stay right at the top.

First lead of the day. Had my hand in the spot where a .5 cam could have gone so placed a nut instead. Went back up after to find the cam placement.

Once again, another route that is a 5.9 when you do the actual route. Stemming on the corner and not just climbing the face makes the route easier but you are also off route. I don't know who chopped the 2nd to last bolt but why fucking bother making the route ugly and run out, very poor taste.

Stick clip from the ledge.

Still run-out to first bolt.

High first bolt -- a bit annoying when wet. Easy-going until the last few moves.

Found an ok spot for a green C4 before the runout first bolt, so I stayed on the face and out of the corner. Horizontal crack took a bomber pink tricam. Good crimps and rails. 5.6 feels about right. 5.9 on the rock must be a joke. I have climbed harder gym 5.9s.

Route was damp in places, leading to slightly slippery handholds. There appears to once have been a bolt between #2 and #3, but it seems to have been clipped.

Barefoot lead!!!

Water is seeping over many lower holds but still very enjoyable.

Lead it again, to setup top-ropes. Put a black tri-cam in the horizontal.

Enjoyed this climb.

Listed as a trad climb, but can be climbed sport. A bit run out past a face with a cut bolt, but moves are good so it was no issue.

Very high first bolt -- though something below it might take gear. Also takes a smallish cam in a crack between the 2nd and 3rd bolts.

Crux is at the top of the climb.

Loose block before first bolt on left (Fall 2012).