Walk of Ages - 5.10b

Great route - very good rock, surprisingly varied, each pitch with its own character. Comfortably protected with short pitches to allow easy descent with a single rope. Face is super clean, so two raps with our doubles was simple and quick. Led pitches 2 and 4. The crux on pitch 4 was stiff - I made it awkward and more stressful than the 10b crux, but the bolt is close - would like to try again to see if I can avoid the lopsided blind footmatch.

Excellent wall, both Walk of Ages and Flirting with Bosch. All crux moves well protected on both. Very good rock by our standards, textured, but not so sharp to skin you. I led the crux pitches on both of these routes and found them tame. The last pitch, 5.10a, on Walk of Ages was actually more sustained than either the 5.10c or 5.10b pitches. These two 4 pitch routes go really fast, take the guide book so you can do another one or two. We would of done quite a bit up there if not for the weather. The approach was less than an hour.

Good vertical wall with intricate climbing. Can toprope the 11a to the right on descent. 10d after that is rather 10c/b...

Very interesting day. Started late and rapped down in the dark. The climb was fun though.

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