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USS Crag
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Climb: Port of Call (Sport) (5.7)(75')
Wall: USS Crag Beginner Lead: Yes, just be selective about holds and foot placements, some of the rock is fragile Conclusion WTF? What the FUN! This is a Mike Kimm climb, which tend to be reasonably bolted (there's about 8-10 feet between bolts, so it's definitely not a super-closely bolted climb, but the bolts are there in spots when you are ready for it - for the most part) and highlights fun features of the rock. This climb is no exception. But, be aware that the rock on this climb has some fragility. Good hand and foot holds are there with every move, but you might not want to grab the first thing you see or step on. There is also a 5.8 located to the left of this climb. |
Stef on Port of Call at the USS Crag
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Climb: Rigger Mortis (Sport) (5.7+)(75')
Wall: USS Crag Beginner Lead: For the most part yes, but it's a bit spicy and exposed between bolts 1-3, so that might be intimidating for a brand new climber. Conclusion WTF? What the FUN! Another Mike Kimm route. We dug this climb. It has some personality! Start with an easy layback to the first bolt (might want to stick clip), stick your head in a small cave for good measure, then traverse over exposed terrain to bolt two, then move over a small bulge to bolt three. It turns into a fun, easy face climb from there, with better, more solid rock than Port of Call. |
Rick on the "stick your head in a cave" part of the climb Rigger Mortis on the USS Crag
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Tsunami Wall
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Climb: Women and Children First (Trad) (5.7)(30')
Wall: Tsunami Beginner Lead: For the most part yes, the start is a little tricky Conclusion WTF? What the FUN! This is a Todd Swain climb and in his guidebook book he rated it a 5.6+. Amazingly (considering the old-school ethics), I think that's a fair rating. Most of this short climb is a 5.6, but the start is tricky and deserves the +. It took me (Stef) a few tries of going up and backing down, placing hands and feet in slightly different locations, until I found a spot where I was comfortable making the next moves and placing gear. Rick got the start more quickly, perhaps in part after watching me, and also because he is taller - he said he was able to reach a good hold I wasn't able to get to. The gear needed for this climb is a single rack, with doubles of #2 and #3. If you just place gear in the crack, you don't need micros. Mountain Project mentions a walk-off to the left. We scoped that out and it's sketchy, if not downright dangerous. We took the longer, but super chill path to the right. Walk down the ramp until it meets the wash, then turn right up the wash back to the base of the crag. |
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Stef on "Women and Children First" - a fun, short climb that's over before you know it.
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Walkoff for "Women and Children First" - take a right when this ramp hits the wash, follow the wash back to Tsunami Wall.
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Climb Stats to Date
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DATE OF CLIMBS: August 30, 2020
WALLS HIT: 2 NUMBER OF CLIMBS TODAY: 3 NUMBER OF PITCHES TODAY: 3 NUMBER OF FALLS: 0 NUMBER OF TAKES: 1 VERTICAL FEET CLIMBED TODAY: 180 DIRTY UNDERWEAR ENCOUNTERED TODAY: 0 START & END TIMES:
TOTAL CLIMBS SO FAR: 129 TOTAL PITCHES SO FAR: 171 TOTAL 5.7 VERTICAL FEET ON THE TOUR SO FAR: 14,830' NUMBER OF CLIMBS REMAINING: 109 (out of 237) VERTICAL FEET REMAINING: 35,917' DIRTY UNDERWEAR ENCOUNTERED TO DATE: 4 |
FALLS SO FAR: 0
TAKES ON LEAD SO FAR:
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