Lazy Day 

A couple of comments:

1) The anchor/rap bolts are about 20' to the right of the top of the route (atop Cactus Flower) and a single rope rap will get you back to the ground.

2) The route protects nicely with medium-size nuts. Didn't use anything larger than a #1 Camalot.

Yes, this is a good climb to practice the vanishing art of chock-craft. Repeated this route again yesterday (12/28/07) for the umpteenth time - man it was cold. Some nice moves through the traverse and up and into the crack above. There's a short down climb and then a careful walk off. I've never rappelled this route.

Did this route while on trip to the park and enjoyed it. Definitely will eat up nuts, but also smaller cams, there are places towards the top that a bigger (#2 or #3) can be used. Bigger cams cams be used for the belay anchor as well, the rap chains are too far away to belay from.

Why would anyone rap from this route? The downclimb takes less than a minute!

a fun climb. a little awkward for me the first time I led it.I agree, why put in a rap anchor? the downclimb is cake.

The walk off is a bit steep for beginners.

Short but sweet and protects well.

Solid but no harder

After having not placed gear in over a year I felt pretty good just walking up and flashing this route, although I had to twist myself into a pretzel to get up it. LOL. Honestly it would be quite scary for a first lead but it's certainly not a sand bag, it's par for the course at JT...

I've been wanting to chop that pointless eyesore rap anchor for years. But I'll let someone else do it. Even if that anchor was put there to TR that wall it's pointless. There's natural pro right above it.

Please leave the Cactus Flower anchors alone. They were put there for a good anchor for THAT route (not Lazy Day). They have been there for many years.

Fun climb, even though it's really short. Pretty easy for 5.7, although I'm not sure I'd downgrade it to 5.6.

Protects well. Not much gear needed. I also agree on the walkoff being easy. No need to use anchors. Easy to place pro fro anchors. Short, fun.

Fun climb on tricky but positive jugs and a nice crack. Sucks up the pro nicely and seems to be a crowd pleaser.Definately worth climbing.Easy walk off.

Fun climb that puts one into some awkward positions. Fairly good pro throughout, a few spots are run out but holds are solid.

Really fun for the grade and relatively straight forward. You can traverse at the end to the anchors of Cactus Flower and rap off from there. Safe and in the shade in the late afternoon.

A few slightly awkward moves, but there were good jugs and great pro the whole way. I didn't see any bolts on top, but I don't think it needs them. One of the fastest walkoffs in Joshua Tree.

Nice climb, and correctly graded at 5.7. Good pro.

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Which one of you punters is going to fess up to putting SIX FEET of chain at the top of this thing as an anchor! Humans.... best comedy on earth!

you're joking about the chains right? it takes less than a minute to walk off this thing, and you could reasonably take about five or so minutes to make a top belay anchor. chains though really?

A solid 5.7. Easy to protect, but moderately awkward in a couple spots. Easy downclimb off the back side.

Bring a couple #2 for the top anchor.

Would agree with what has been said already, nuts and stoppers work best on this route. Some larger cams (camalot 2-3) help with creating a top anchor.