Fall Equinox 

Fun climbing - tougher than it looks and feels more like granite that quartzite. Could easily have been done as a trad route - there is a hand crack just a few feet from this at all times.

its not 5.7?

Yeah...after several months not climbing, I finally come back and do this thing. At a quick glance, it looked easier (although I didn't really stare at it too long) so I stuck to tennies. It was fun albeit a bit contrived (i.e. the natural and perhaps better line stays well right of the bolt line). Regardless, the bolts are very close together and well within reach of good clipping stances however you do the route. This is a great beginner lead with awesome access!

ummm...sure, you could make it harder (perhaps 5.9ish) by following the straight up bolt line,

but the natural line just seems so much more...

obvious./.

This route actually has a second pitch immediately above it which is indeed harder than 5.8...I will let you guys decide as I generally either over rate or under rate? Sure they can be climbed with gear, but these routes like those on reservoir wall or DDD on Mule Hollow are nicely bolted for beginning leaders and maybe those who don't yet own all the cams and stoppers. Bobby, are you serious? To protect these climbs in nearby cracks would be climbing different routes...no way around that argument in my worthless opinion. Anyway, I hope they don't get chopped and other beginners can continue to enjoy these well protected (overbolted in other's minds) routes...
Buon Giuorno a tutti...........

This route can vary in difficulty based on how you climb it. Stay in the crack to the right of the bolts all the way up to make this a 5.7. Climb the bolt route to make it more like a 5.8. Climb to the left of the bolts and you are looking at a 5.8+ or a 5.9.

Fun route with a bouldery start. Can be wet at the base, as my partner and I discovered this past weekend.

Didn't like it. It's been a while, but I wasn't impressed with the bolt placement on this route. Lots of potential rope drag too. I tend to stay away from the Dam Wall all together.

Climbed the bolted route. Felt like a .7 to me, especially after climbing Fowl Play and Sin Nombre.

If you start the climb by going up the crack, it is an easy 5.7. But if you pull the bouldery moves up through where the bolts are, and then stay out on the arete, it is a nice 5.8+ I didn't mind the bolt placements, though the second bolt is a HARD clip. If you fell you'd hit the deck. A stick clip would come in handy.

i worked this on top rope today, and the bottom, going up to the 2nd clip is definitely the crux. no doubt a fun climb, and once you get past it, its smooth sailing. because there was a shitload of water dripping all over the bottom of the rock, getting to the 2nd clip is super hard, you have to be very careful with your foot placement, there is moss and wet rock all over the place

sent this today..if you follow the bolts, up to the 2nd bolt is definitely a 10a, there is wet rock everywhere, and there is only 1 or 2 moves to get up

Getting to the 2nd bold is more like a 5.10c, I don't know how they call this a 5.8! Also, there are 8 bolts, not 7.

Great climb, but be prepared for your rope to fall in the mud when you pull it. There is a small spring coming out of the rock that keeps the left side of the route wet and muddy constantly.

The first couple moves up to the 2nd bolt are definitely harder than 5.8 if you stay right on the bolt line. You can easily cheat off the crack to the right on this part, but the clips might be a little reachy. Stay on the bolts if you can though, it was a fun little sequence to figure out.

Be a solid 5.10 climber or bring a stick clip and a crash pad...the three moves to the second bolt are difficult and pumpy at least for me. I had two choices once I made the move; grab onto the bolt for stability (I know cheating) or fall I chose the former. The rest of the route is a piece of cake after that.

The seep at the base of the climb can freeze up in cold years and form a fun mixed line. 30 feet of ice then intermittent ice/frozen dirt in the crack above. You can use many of the bolts for pro but bring a rack from tcu's to #3 camalot as you are climbing right of the official bolt line much of the time. M5