We set top rope up on this route as we rapped down from New Number 8. This route has serious ground fall potential beause after about 20 feet up there is no protection to be found until you get to the anchors.
This was the last route of the day. I was pretty pumped and I just couldn't seem to keep my feet on the wall. You would have to have a large sac to lead this route, 'cause it only has 2 bolts and if you fall anywhere you're going to hit the ground.
This route was very hairy at the bottom. It went straight up a wall with these 3 very small cracks spaced about 9 feet away from each other. You had to make face moves up to each crack holding on to nearly nothing. Once you got past those cracks it wasn't that bad but you had to climb through a lot of slippery lichen. The rappel was awsome off this route. We rapped off of Leage of Doom with double ropes and free hung all the way down to the first rap anchors of L.O.D. When you get to those anchors you are still about 4 feet away from the wall and have to swing in. Pulling the rope down was more work than I like to put into it. It felt like I was hauling a 300 pound haulbag up the wall.
This was an awsome route with a delicate move to the left to the anchors and another delicate move back to the right to start the second pitch. We took a 5.8 (New Number 8) variation for the second pitch instead of finishing with the 5.7 second pitch.
