Batwings 

This is a great climb, one thing that sticks in my mind...when you leave the last vertical crack heading onto the upper headwall and face climbing, do NOT pass up any gear placements, the upper face is really runout and I remember thinking that a fall would be a really terrible thing at that point.

The upper hand crack will leave a smile on face. The runout face at the top is easier if you head left and then back right to the bolt anchor.

Start up obvious crack line - if confident, skip placing gear to avoid rope drag further up. #1 cam at small roof, clip fixed red tri-cam with long runner than move out right to clip the lone bolt. After that the crack is obvious and straight forward. Many of the pods are pseudo large so bring stuff to 3.5 if you've got it. Small to Medium sized nuts work like a charm in the upper section for your last ditch effort to protect before the run out to the top. Take the path of least resistance up and left to reach the summit then go right to the chain anchors and nice solution pocket for belay.

Very fun and highly recommended. Whether you're a seasoned climber or just starting 5.8's this is an excellent route! Enjoy.

Susan

fixed tri-cam, 1 bolt courtesy of batwings direct, sm/med nuts, 1" - 3.5" cams. chain anchors

Fixed tricam was no longer there. I don't think you can easily clip the top bolt on the Direct easily from this one - my wife led it and the bolt was waaaay out of reach (below & right). I'd guess this would be pretty exciting if .8's your limit. Great route!

The BEST climb I did at the City last Saturday! Use long runners on the start, and move left to get up on the run-out slab at the top. Once you're on it, it's easy. There are pro placements about 10-12 ft. above the beginning of the slab, but I skipped them because the climbing was easy and I really wanted those chains!

Yeah, this really is a great route. One of the best for the grade for sure at the City.

An amazing route with lots of variety! I don't think that the route is runout. Just before climbing the face at the top you can get several good pieces in if you want. I placed 2 med to small nuts, then 8 feet higher you can get good cams in (yellow and orange TCU's). From there it's maybe 10-15 feet of positive 5.4 face to the top.

Although my City experience is limited, I think this is one of the best routes I have done there! A MUST-DO!!

It is true rope drag is a non-issue if you can wait to put in gear until the first bulgy move (with 48" runner) and a 24" sling on your second piece to protect the traverse move.

the face traverse might make a 5.8 leader hesitate a bit. i certaintly whined a lot. get creative with gear in the huge pocket before traversing, i used my blue/yellow metolious offset.

Classic route, I'd highly recommend not clipping the bolt, I've seen people get in trouble doing that. You won't want any rope drag at the top. I got a nice metolius orange fcu in at the top of the crack.

Enjoyable climb. Worthy of City of Rocks. Check out VerticalCountry.com for my description of the route.

Killer crack! Enjoy the steep slab of Batwings Direct to avoid ropedrag.

The upper crack on this climb is some of the best and most exciting jamming I've done at the city. This route takes all sorts of technique. The crux for me was traversing right from the first crack to the upper dihedral.