Positive Vibrations - 5.11a

This route is one of the finest on the continent. The only route I've done of comparable quality is Sunshine Crack in the Bugaboos.

Beautiful route. Really lucked out and hit it early on a perfect windless day. Splitters go forever... actually got pretty tired of the same ankle twistin style... but such perfect thin hands to locker jams thoughout. Linked 1&2 and 2&4... first crux what? felt like 10b or 10c. My girlfriend lead the "crux" pitch 6 and cruised it. Hardest part for us found on pitch 7... the flaired hands/slopey sidepulls. Good times. Definately do the corner to splitter finish instead of the birth canal. Way more classic and finishes much closer to the true summit. Lit a smokey treat up first try on the top... No wind! Was awesome!

'bout the scaredest I'd ever been on the botched descent.

This route defines the term splitter crack. Every pitch is sustained 5.10 or harder, well protected, exposed, physical and extreamly bad ass. Every serious climber should have this route on the list. The Hulk is without a doubt the best granite not only in the Sierra, but the best in the whole U.S. It's like climbing all the best pitches on the Cookie cliffs in Yosemite all in one route.

Excellent.

Yeah, this route is good. It is everything it is cracked up to be, especially if you skip "the keyhole" and do the 5.10 b/c corner with a splitter finger crack on perfect granite to the right of the usual topout (make sure you do the one far enough to the right with PERFECT granite). This can be done in one long pitch (60m) if you don't place gear for the first 15 ft above the first large ledge. Follow the good crack as it veers to the right 15 ft from the summit and another short good quality crack will allow you to top out. Do Not continue up straight into crappy o/w thingy.