Route starts on broken corner just up and left of the chimney. Start on slabby section and move upward following bolt line. 3rd and 4th bolts provide a bit steeper section with good clipping stances continue up to slightly bulging top out.
Location
Second route from left on southern side of crag and just left of chimney section. SCSG 3rd edition route 777
Guidebook indicates grade on this route as 5.11c *. For the record myself and two other partners feel this route is more like .10c** unless of course it was "Jacks Canyon, AZ" where the grade would be 11c******.
If you're in for an ego boost go lead this rascal before it gets downgraded for good.
Excellent route and worth doing again and again. Protects well and don't let the "grade" get to your head and all clips are from good stances.
~Susan
By Russ Walling From: www.FishProducts.com Jan 28, 2007 rating: 5.10+
Good route. Start is low angle and chossy but improves just in time for the business section. Top out can be done left, right or center. I went right and almost pitched off the summit slopers. Seemed more positive out left. YMMV.
Rating seemed a little out of whack, even when compared strictly to routes within NJC. Seemed more like .10d on the New Jack scale. As Russ said, you can finish it from the last bolt either left, right (rocking around the arete), or straight up. I went straight, which does have better positive finishing holds on cool quartz crytals above/behind the shuts.
Crossfire Crag
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