8-Ball - 5.8

Good route when the crowds are at the amphitheater.

The start is very similar to a boulder problem. Very powerful start.. USE FEET and then get over the ledge and its home free!

Fun. Due to the slope of the terrain below the start is not as scary or dangerous as it could be, but you'll be glad for a belayer taking slack dilligently for the first few moves. The route is short enough that rope stretch shouldn't be much of a factor on top rope.

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.

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