Ascent Notes for: Fingertrip - 5.7 popular Average Rating : 4.42/5

The Falcon guide gives 5.8 if you don't traverse out left near the top of the lieback corner and I would recommend that more direct route. The route finding isn't tricky if you know what 5.7 looks like, i.e. if it looks unreasonably tough then it probably isn't the route. Watch out for rockfall on the weekends.

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Another fun route, but does require a bit of route finding along the way. Bring extra slings to help reduce rope drag. This is a good transition route between rock climbing and 5th class alpine climbing.

Take direct route on 1st pitch for 5.8

led p2, p4

The arch traverse is entertaining. Had fun stylin it up (foot & hand crosses all the way!) haha.

Worth the time, felt like 5.7

Fun 5.7 with 5.8 moves.

First pitch is cruxie at the top. 2 pitons on the face, then ackward 5.7 semi-lateral hand crack that tops out to the left of the belay station. You must traverse right (super solid but unprotected) to the belay station at a tree (good excuse to tree hug). The result is zig zagged pro-line with insane friction. A less ackward alternate is to skip the crack all together and move up the dihedral on the right... technically more difficult to climb (5.8) and more difficult to protect (perfectly doable with nuts or small cams), but so much more straight forward (which means infinitely easier if your multi-pitching block is mental). Second pitch is also cruxie, more because route finding is difficult. To stay on route, you must head left over a seemingly impossible to protect roof. Alternatively you can head off route on the right into 5.9 territory (easier to protect) but then you have to traverse left back on route via another (less ackward) lateral crack. Another piton half way up pitch 3 (5.5) with one sketchy 5.8 section to lunch ledge with the most gorgeous view (say it with me... photo op). Then 4th class scramble with one 5.8 move and an airly face section to the top.

As I said, fun, but inconsistent and definitely not the best route on Tahquitz.

Fun moderate. Bring extra slings to prevent rope drag on 2nd and 3rd pitches. Bring a full rack with doubles on rattly fingers and 2-3s.

Fun climb. Route finding was a little difficult, and rope drag was horrible. Missed the designated second belay, and had to set one 15m from lunch ledge.

We did the slab topout variation, fun slab with pretty good exposure. Bolt looked solid.

Great route and a with really fun features. Route finding can be a bit of a hassle, but all over a great climb.