Ascent Notes for: Gold Rush - 5.11b Average Rating : 4.00/5

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I was able to get fists most of the way. You have to go deep to find them. I also found that keeping the left hand with the palm facing you seemed to help alot. There's a cool knob out right half way up that helps greatly. The topout was a bit grainy & flared. I rarely ever tape up but I did for this & was glad I did.

This route is every bit of .11b offwidth. There is absolutely no way I was going to be able to climb the start in a traditional offwidth manner. I had to lieback the first 20ft placing blind #4's with sketchy feet. Totally despirate. You reach some thank god holds that are good but not great. The crack turns into a physical rattley fist crack to another stance where it turns into a good hand crack way in the back of a flareing chimney. The top out is a total despirate fingerlock nightmare around a bulge. The rock is a bit grainy in spots and course as all hell.