Ascent Notes for: 8-Ball - 5.8 Average Rating : 3.47/5

Like everyone else said, it's harder if you are short and have to do some tricky dyno or use clever body work to bring the holds into reach. All told though, it's about 3 or 4 moves and you are through the start and it's all clear and way easier for the remainder. Fun little sequence though, and I recommend trying it at least once. There aren't that many other wacky power/boulder starts like this at Pilot in my experience.

To make it more interesting, try switching to the right face after the start. It's considerably more difficult but closer to the grade (5.8 instead of 5.6).

Note: I thought the natural anchors were a pain to set up. No real trees, just a bunch of boulders to sling and maybe some gear. I pulled together a hodge-podge and was happy with it, but it was really too time consuming for such a short set of climbs, especially since they are really just about the start. You can more or less use the same anchor for 8 and 9 ball. Not sure about 10.

UPDATE: Bolted anchors now in place, speeding up your setup considerably!

Nice start and grabbing over the lip...then walk it out.

Sweet start

Fun Climb

TOO COLD TO FEEL MY HANDS let alone the rock! Cool start but after that it is a short route. Coming back to do this one again on a warmer day.

After watching Lea (who is very not-tall) fail to pull the bottom overhang from any direction, I thought I would do a hang-dog start to skip that part. Except that, the start is all there is. The crack is barely 5.6, certainly not imo the trouble to get to it. The start is imo past 5.8 and certainly past anything I will ever be able to do. If you do pull it, I suggest then working the juggy face to the right which is back-sloped enough to be interesting. The "9-Ball" face to the left is not much either, imo, but was at least something to do while up there.

This and 9 Ball should be rated according to heigth.I,m 5'10" and had to climb way different than my 6'4" partner.But I have good upper body so I pulled it off 1st time.This is an excilent climb !!!

FAILED ATTEMPT maybe next time. I'm short and the start was very difficult. I got up there, and couldn't hold on.

This is a tough start, especially if your shorter and can hardly reach the start! The overhang at the start is by far the most difficult part of this climb.

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