Bombay Groove, a.k.a. Yankee Go Home - 5.10a

This was the third of four routes we climbed today in blistering heat. Again, I lead the entire route. We used the standard approach and climbed to the first bolt on Great Brown Way. I plugged a few cams into the flakes for added protection before clipping the bolt. It can be a little tricky actually getting to the bolt, so be safe. From there, a traverse is required to reach the arete. I found the traverse to be a bit intimidating and proceeded with much caution. Once on the arete, I felt at ease and clipped a single bolt on the way to the first belay. There is a small traverse to the left involved in reaching the belay since it is shared with Great Brown Way.

For the second pitch, traverse back to the arete and follow it to a bolt at a water groove. From there, follow the groove to the top. There was one more bolt in the groove and another set of belay anchors before reaching the top. The route is only supposed to have two pitches, so I do not know why there is another set of belay anchors. I clipped in for protection and continued to the double belay at the top. The only problem I encountered was the poor quality of the rock on the second pitch. Everywhere I stepped seemed to crumble due to the loose rock. Of course, I may just be too heavy for this type of rock. With the additional set of belays, we were able to make three raps back to the tree ledge with a single 70M rope.