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zoomloco - Jul 16, 2011 6:56 pm
THE CLASSICled all 3 pitches os. I have a hard time imagining a more perfect climb. stemmed to lieback p2- maybe not easier but certainly a lot prettier that way.
Deb - Jul 11, 2011 6:03 pm Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2011
Waited So LongI let the start of this beast freak me out 8 years ago, but I finally did! SO MUCH LIE-BACKING! It's not so scary now. Awesome route with a little bit of everything.
StevieRay - Apr 27, 2011 4:16 pm
Great ClimbThis was my first climb at Tahquitz in 2007, what a great way to be introduced to a historic climbing spot. Bring two #4 C4s.
haishan - Jan 18, 2011 1:34 am Date Climbed: Jan 16, 2011
Whoo!Had the entire Tahquitz Rock all to ourselves on a gorgeous mid-winter day. Ivy let me lead all 3 pitches... loved this route, hope to climb it again.
fossana - Jun 5, 2010 10:39 pm Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2010
Worth the waitStill fun despite waiting ~2 hrs for the self-professed "fast" party ahead of us.
ChugachMan - Aug 5, 2009 2:22 pm
AwesomeWas one of my first routes at Tahquitz, and fondly remembered as a fantastic day. Loved the first two pitches.
fatdad - Mar 26, 2009 2:23 pm
A fun and historic routeI've been climbed at Tahquitz since the late 70s and have done this route a couple of times since. I always like to imagine what it felt like to Royal Robbins when he first freed this in the 50s. A palpable sense of history to it. I never found any problem with the first (crux) pitch, but always felt kind of knackered by the second. Go figure.
bighornmonkey - Nov 26, 2008 12:00 am Date Climbed: Nov 23, 2008
one word....beautiful!The start is pretty intimidating and I was debating whether I wanted to risk the runout overhanging start. I went for it and it was pure joy from there. Challenging but beautiful!
RSBARNES - Nov 11, 2008 12:31 am Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2003
True ClassicGreat day. Sweet start leading to a great exposed section. Then off the top in a true classic.
jmc - Jun 15, 2008 12:24 pm Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2008
what a dayOpen Book and then Whodunnit. I followed the first two pitches and now I have to work on my crack technique and come back to lead them
atavist - May 19, 2008 8:19 pm Date Climbed: May 18, 2008
Crack kills...Awesome climbing. For me, the top of the second pitch feels much harder than anything on the first pitch. I guess my technique in cracks still needs improvement. I was pretty tired after leading all pitches on Whodunit and Open Book back to back.
dioid - May 18, 2008 11:04 pm Date Climbed: May 17, 2008
Much funClimbed on my birthday - as present to myself.
Much, much fun.