Ascents in From the Ground Up having Beta

Worth it! CAUTION: 2nd last bolt was loose and nut nearly undone, I tightened it as much as possible, but it would benefit from a proper tightening from a helpful person with a wrench.

Update - use 70 m rope. Check Doug Abbott's comment below.

Second ascent - Beautiful, technical line

Good warm-up

Commiting moves, getting that high leg was key!

I loved this climb - crimpy and clever!

Good fun, would make for a committing trad lead

Not easily protected, lucky it's a 5.7

Hard work! I don't know if this is technically an off-width crack but sure felt like it to me! Still lots of fun

Great climb, perhaps loved it more on top rope than lead :p

Didn't know the grade when I gave this crack, fell twice before the first clip. Yikes! Lucky my belayer caught me!

So slabby

I don't think the left finish is much harder then the right, definitely not 5.10c.

Spoiler

First bolt of this climb is very run out. You must traverse a nice crack that feels amazing but uncomfortable because of the height. Between the first and second bolt is the crux of the climb. This crux involves standing on very few footholds, getting a very high hand foot match, and then pushing up on your left foot from there to grab the next ledge. Extremely difficult for its grade. I spoke with another fellow climber at the crag, and he climbed the route right after me and felt as if the crux it’s self lies around 10c. Although, to be consistent with the other climbs around at the crag, I would grade this climb 5.10a. I would love to hear what others think if this is in-fact an appropriate grade.

Fun, well protected and tricky foot placements...hard on a sunny day

Felt pretty ok, although pretty sure we didnt finish it readin the route description. we finished on the chains of vertebrae but was extremetly dirty with pine needles and debris above the chains. Good easy lead

Not sure how this can be a 5.9 and vertebrae a 10b... might be slightly harder but the crux of this 5.9 if you are not very tall is extremely difficult for the grade and even fair for a 10a, in fact of the 5 people i saw leading it everyone either fell or grabbed the second quickdraw... AMAZING move though...made the whole trip to the harrison bluffs worthed, just seems a bit too hard for 5.9... the rest is actually quite sustained and balancy. If leading consider going left where there is bomber pro vs right where its a bit harder to protect before first high bolt

Hard slab, maybe on a cooler day wouldve gone easier but good slab and balancy moves

Needs maintenance! First bolt is 20ft up, another should be placed below. Until then, do not climb without a piece of pro for the beginning. Also, left anchor hanger was spinning loose and the nut is now hand-tight.

Fun, difficult. Lots of balance and crimpy holds. Holds are starting to wear so good footwork is essential.

Seemed hard with too tight shoes, melting in the sun.

Slipped of the foot through the crux. Blame it on the summer sun...

Weird and flared.

Hand crack for me. Maybe fist crack for the route lister.

Super cool face moves. Started left of the bolts up the crack.

Missing 3 bolt hangers so I set up a top rope by climbing the crack to the right then traversing across. Would be an awesome route if someone hadn't bootied half the bolts :-( ARRGGGGG

Had a few false stars at the first bolt but oozed my way up the arete after finding the hidden mono.