Excuse Station 

One 60m rope barely got me to the ledge at the base of the route. It's very very close, but just makes it.

relentless vertical tight hands forever. my hands were crampin up!

soooooo good. I originally went down on this end to do No Excuse, but when I saw this beauty I could not resist.

Wow. Take the time to walk the extra 20 minutes to this pitch. Wow!

Great climb, the smaller your hands, the better. I found it not to technical, but enduro- maybe hard for the grade.

As with most Indian Creek routes it's easy for the grade if you know how to jam. Maybe 11a if you don't wear tape gloves.

sweet route, definitely worth the hike down to it, especially when combined with its neighbor No Excuse. I'd recommend saving a .75 camalot for the end

Awesome splitter, folks with meaty hands should expect it to be hard!!

I would expect ratings to be all over the 5.11 map for this one. Excellent example of a crack route where hand & even foot size can make a huge difference in difficulty. If your hands fit well enough your not going to find this route particularly hard but if they don't, depending on how bad they fit, be ready for a tough send!!

The smooth 25 foot section with no face holds to work with after the first 15 feet will be the crux for folks with bigger hands and the top 10 may be the crux for others. The crack opens a little in the middle & upper section and the closes down some at the top. At least at the top you have a small dihedral system to work with and layback a bit off of with your feet.

Another one of those ultimate classics. If you like this size /style you won't find a better route anywhere! Take a LOT of #1s.

CL

You can get in two very tight golds in the middle of this climb, so you don't need a million reds. but 7 is nice.

This route is longer than 90'. A 60 barely makes it depending on where you belay. Tie a knot in the end of your rope. A 70 is recommended.

Is this part of the Reservoir Wall okay to climb on?

The ban only comes into effect when the birds move into the nest... thats usually late March or early April. The FOIC will try and keep you posted as to when this happens. BTW, thanks for asking. Following this ban really helps with access to the other cliffs.

Thanks Sam!

This is probably one of the best routes I have ever done in my life. So long, and so sustained, .75 and #1 cams forever.

If you're decent at thin hands, it's not bad. Not really #1s for most of it. After the first few feet it's 2.5 friends and tight #2s all the way until it pinches down at the very end. Way easier than No Excuse IMO.