Ascent Notes for: Olive Oil - 5.7 popular Average Rating : 4.19/5

Really fun climbing by a crack. Was soloing this after Cat in the Hat and ran into some friends on the last pitch who couldn't lead it. Ended up taking the rope up for them.

We really enjoyed this route. I see why it is so popular. I led p2 and p4 and couldn't be more pleased with the route. I just wish we would have understood that the decent was in the gulley North of the starting gulley so we didn't have to do the strenuous approach twice.

My partner and I got a little lost with an old guide book. We finished to the left of the last big crack system but it was fun. Not sure if the gear would hold on a fall--check your holds as some flakes are definitely loose. Saw no bolts--all trad.

This was my first trad and Red Rock experience all in one and what a beauty. I was second, pitch 2 & 3 were combined, runout but great holds, party ledge on the way up, and Vegas in the distance.

With our new 70 m. rope, Ladybug and I finally ticked this off our list. We combined pitch 2 & 3 to do it in 4 pitches. I got the money pitches (2 & 4) this time. Great route, but there are some seriously run-out sections. Most, but not all, of them are in easy climbing spots. All anchors must be built with gear.

This was the second climb of a link-up day we first climbed solar slab via the gully and literally ran on the tail system of to this beauty. I loved the route! I Didn't use much gear on the thing (may a poor nut or two low on second pitch). It probably would have been safer for my partner and I to just solo it in tandam. But regardless worth doing.

I did pitched 2 and 4. Great jams!

out w/Oliver. got there a bit late. 2 parties gave up and left at the base. after starting up, we were passed by a guide. unfortunately his client was SLOW. they held up us and the party ahead. we ended up shivering at the belays and i seconded the last pitch by headlamp. nice route, very crowded. led p's 1&3

Climbed the route with a 70m to avoid any hanging belays. First pitch has a 5.7 move that can be protected with a couple of small cams. Second pitch is nice and long. You won't have to worry about gear economy because there isn't any gear to be had on the second half of the route (don't worry, the climbing is cruiser). I traversed right immediately after leaving the second pitch belay...don't remember much else. Pitch four is brilliant. I didn't experience any of the slot groveling that I've read in other accounts. If you feel like you're getting suckered into anything weird look around, there are holds all over carnation. This pitch is run-out in spots...but don't fret, it's cruiser. The Handren guide recommends a single rack to four. I prefer and carried a little more than that.

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