Ascent Notes for: Left Ski Track - 5.6 popular Average Rating : 4.57/5

Great route. Bring plenty of slings for natural pro (dinner plate rocks that can be slung).

that has a lot of options as to where to go. Recommend saving a .4 cam as a directional for your second if you head left after the bolted slab move on P3. The climb can be done in 2 pitches with enough slings/less pro.

added more climbers to the party...slower work but still great route.

First climbing I have done since moving here a few weeks ago. Great route to start the area on, and great second following me up. No super surprising moves, would call it a solid 5.6 with a few reachy moves thrown in there.

Solid route with some tricky moves along the way

Really, there are so many face holds around the ski track, it's amazing. Did this in two pitches, my partner lead the first pitch and belayed from the ledge after the "Step-Around-Move", I lead a second pitch. Not sure which of the variations I took, something in the 5.8 range I think.

awesome intro to tahquitz rock. exposed/vertical but easy climbing with hand holds and no run out. awesome step around protected by two pitons. don't miss two bolts to left at about 100 ft. bring doubles up to 3" cams. walk off is little hard to find, keep walking till you find easy down climb and friction descent. 45 min approach (more if you're out of shape or coming from sea level, huff)

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I love climbing on Tahquitz and this route is just another fun classic climb! I didn't find it hard to protect...just slinged some "chicken heads" where I couldn't find gear placements. Pretty vertical for 5.6 but the holds are big and plentiful. The step around move is a lot of fun and pretty exposed!

I really enjoyed the route big jugs are nice but it is pretty run-out on the first/2nd pitch in my opinion. I lead P-2 and I had alot of difficulty finding gear placements because the crack is so wide and flaring I managed to find enough and thankfully didn't fall. I was happy to find two fixed pitons placed right before the step around. That made it feel much more secure and I was actually pretty comfortable. Make sure to avoid the immediate top-out and place a small cam (TCU 0 or 1) in a small pocket to prevent the follower from penduluming. Unlesss you don't like your climbing partner.

The vertical crack at the P-2 belay spot is kind of flaring. Make sure to have a #3 camalot. I was pretty happy at that point we had combined to have double cams.