Ascents in World by Brax Rodgers

Really nice route, great flow, cool holds and a striking line. Only downside to the entire route is the clipping hold for the anchors

Didn't really enjoy this one, thought it could be the worst and most difficult of the three routes.

Not too interesting and pretty sharp. Hard start to easier climbing above.

The best of the three, but still not that great. Good movement but kind of sharp and/or poor rock the whole way. Fun bouldery start though!

Really nice plate climbing down low, to nice slab climbing above. I may have skirted the crux by going left near the top, but it doesn't seem logical to do anything else there, the jugs are only a foot away from the quickdraw. Overall a great climb and a nice warmup!

Wow, this one is challenging. If it were graded 5.11b, I wouldn't bat an eye. Super fun movement the whole way up, but definitely intimidating to stand on some of those footholds when you can't see them. So many times on this one I wanted to bail haha.

Three Tries. This thing felt impossibly hard two weeks ago, today it felt pretty chill. Super relaxed and velcro'd to every hold, fun drop knee into a deep two finger pocket at the top of the route. So psyched to finally do my first route on the Undertow and start my R to L journey!

I've heard this route mentioned when talking about the worst routes in the Red, but that can't be further from the truth. The first three bolts aren't the sickest but they aren't bad, and then its awesome to the top. Super cool rockover move at the top!

This thing is sick. I'd always thought this one and its neighbor were choss, but turns out they are really sick. I think this one might be a top-tier 5.10a in the red. This one is slightly better than its neighbor but both are worth doing for sure.

Second Try. David finished off Bronaugh Wall. Short and Stout haha. Pretty fun movement for how short of a route it was. Jumped to the first right hand crimp off the ledge and then had some quite fun moves to the top. I didn't really use the crack, rather I used the right hand jug and just went straight to the jug above the crack. Felt low end of the grade, but maybe it's just a benchmark strength thing.

Second Try. Tried at the end of the day a few days ago with Kaylee on belay, and it was a bit wet coaxing me into grabbing the last draw. Super interesting climbing the whole way with unique movement and cool holds. Definitely on the heady side, but I don't think it's particularly dangerous. Crux involved a long reach from an undercling into a slope-y mono for me. The Swahili Slang of 5.10!

Second Try. Maybe could have onsighted, if I had chosen to start from the right, but I chose to start from the left and got a bit stuck at the first quickdraw. This route is absolutely all time, it's soooooo seahawk! The flow is incredible, the moves are unique, the holds are pleasant. Truly amazed by how much variety of quality routes there are in the Red. Climbed it very quickly on the redpoint try and felt very secure the whole way. One of the best I've ever done!

My favorite pitch I've ever done, is the last pitch I've done. This thing is fricking sick. Best warmup for the military wall by a long shot with sick movement and sick holds the whole way. Maybe a bit short, but Gawd is it fun. Slope-y sidepulls down low and a nice jug every few moves. Frick me, I love climbing. Always a great day climbing with Mason!

Second Try. Slipped off the first foothold, if I had wiped my shoe off maybe I wouldn't have. Soooooo hard. I death crimped my way up this thing and it was still desperate. Maybe the hardest 11a I've ever done and it wasn't just the start, everything was hard. Fun day with Helios trying Mercy, managed to punt three times off the top of it.

The best of days at the Dark Side with Susan and Michael. Had lots of success on The Force, Swingline, and Evil Emperor. I swear I can climb two grades harder with Susan belaying, don't know why but it's sick. Popped over to Crossroads at the end of the day to get Michael on Boilerplate and I climbed its neighbor for the first time. Alright route but it's nothing to write home about.

Quite possibly the worst route I've ever climbed. Wet, dirty, chossy; what more could you ask for? Still had a lot of fun though, starting to find my groove in this whole red river gorge choss adventure thing. Later in the day, Andrew and I tried the Tube, very fun day!

Of the three, probably the hardest and most unpleasant beginning with the easiest and most enjoyable top. The start of mona lisa into the top of this one would be so nice. The bottom boulder revolved around a hidden pocket that isn't sick to a heinous full crimper that also isn't sick. Probably wouldn't climb again.

Possibly the easiest and best of the three, but that might just be because Andrew gave me really good beta spray for the bottom boulder. Really fun boulder problem with a gaston, sidepull and undercling (no heinous holds just position-y holds) to a no hands and then pumpy jug hauling to the top. Really nice route, would do again!

A bit scary, but quite nice! Lots of friction moves.

Can't imagine a 5.9 slab any better than this one. Really nice climbing, best of the three!

Super hard start and then easier climbing, got a bit scrappy with it.

Very short, nothing too memorable.

Perma wet and frustrating anchor placement, but fun movement.

Fun jug climbing, worth doing if at the crag!

Weird Climb. Wouldn't recommend.

I crimped really hard. Not a very good route.

2 tries. The best of the bunch! Really fun friction climbing, with lots of tricky presses and high feet!

The easiest of the bunch, pretty good but not memorable.

Somewhere around 5 tries. I have a feeling most people trav in from the left, but that's no fun. Getting off the ground was proper hein, but I found a way with a left mantle palm press, a high right foot above my hand and then a left hand foot match. The rest of the climbing was okay, but not memorable.

Nothing particularly memorable about this one, but it wasn't bad.

Really fun climbing with a distinct crux at the third quickdraw. Lots of sit-down/laydown rests and very approachable for the grade!

Just a slightly easier and less fun version of Weed Eater! Fun mantle at the end and jug climbing up to there with a distinct crux that unfortunately wasn't that fun.

Pretty fun route, definitely worth doing for the grade. I agree with Mountain Project that it's probably a bit closer to 5.6 than 5.9. Climbed up and then downclimbed back to where Machete branches off to climb that one.

Cool feature but not very sick. Felt pretty hard for the grade, but not in an enjoyable way.

2nd Try. This thing is all time! Probably the most fun I've ever had climbing in the sun. The position is out of this world, as soon as you hit the arete you are above the tree line and climb about 35 ft on the arete with the most amazing view and the route tops out, how does it get any better! The only negative to this climb is the lack of bolts in the first section of climbing, not the most approachable for the 5.10 leader because of this. An incredible close to an amazing day of easy climbing, if every 5.10 was like this I would never feel the need to climb anything harder.

Wow, this might be as good as rock climbing gets. Incredible climbing from beginning to end with an amazing view from the chains. I can't imagine anything that would make this climb better. The new 1st bolt for a direct start is definitely a huge win for this route. The roof is classic, the crack is cool and everything in between is heaven. I'm stunned and overjoyed!

I thought this one was harder than the 5.8s and nowhere close to as enjoyable. Weird reachy crux at the 3rd quickdraw and then uninspiring wandery climbing after. Worth doing if you are 5.8 climber at this crag looking to do another pitch, but no one should do this climb before climbing the two 5.8s next door.

Really nice climbing, I'd probably think it was all time if it weren't for its neighbor. Fun fist crack to start and then continuous climbing over and around bulges. For the 5.8 climber, this is totally a route worth doing, but it leaves a bit to be desired for the more seasoned climber.

2nd Try. Probably the hardest 5.10 I've ever done, super interesting movement on underclings and slopers, but unfortunately I was about 2 inches too short to use any of the good footholds. Not an easy section of climbing on the route. Got a bit flash pumped, and then went for a swim in the lake after.

Bummer. I really expected this thing to be all time, and sure it was good but it certainly left a lot to be desired. The bottom was uninspiring and lacked a clear line, and many of the holds seemed chossy. Once you pull around to the right side of the arete, however, the route is amazing. Super fun face climbing on cool holds and even a sinker mono in the crux if you choose to use it. If the whole climb was as good as the last two bolts this thing would be all time but unfortunately that wasn't the case.

2nd Try. Really sick route, with incredible sequences throughout. Hard moves off the ground were unenjoyable on the flash try, but felt sick on the go. Climbing to the 5th quickdraw is just some could old-fashioned arete liebacking movement with a sick toe perch to gain a crimp, and the boulder after pulling around the corner is divine with sequential footwork and an incredible float move out right. Felt a really good flow on this one and was psyched to do it soft 2nd.

First route at the New! This one was on the all-time list, in fact, the only 5.10 from the New to make the list, and I've been nervous it wouldn't live up to the hype. Lucky for me, it turned out to be as sick as a 5.10 can be. Straightforward long lock-offs, balancy and thoughtful sections, and a really nice section with jugs and horizontal hand jams. People say this one is polished, but I thought it was in incredible shape for its popularity. Went back up a second time and got some crux footy from Caleb to hopefully put into the blog.

A fun addition to the warm-up circuit from Billy. Tricky and difficult crux up at the top off of a juggy two finger undercling pocket.

2nd Try. Tried years ago with Ricardo and couldn't get to the top. Good rock climb, but not as good as its neighbor to the left. First day on Swingline with Ben Foster!

The best of climbing days! So much fun to check out climbs that always seemed to so big and scary (Table of Colors and Too Many Puppies) and I couldn't imagine a better person to overcome that intimidation with! Fun warmup with a hard start and jug climbing above that.

Really fun climb that is no where close to as difficult to the route on the left. Tie for the best on the wall with its neighbor.

Crimpy finish, pretty tough for 5.8, a toss up between this and mona lisa crack for best on the wall!

Nothing to write home about, not bad but not interesting in the slightest.

The best of all the short routes at the crag. Worth doing, especially for a new climber.

Short but a good route nonetheless.