Lying on the Ground 

Now, it's been a long time (10+ yrs), but my recollection of this route was it had 3 bolts, it was very short like 30' (fit my attention span at the time). Mark Rolofoson's old 1995 guide indicated it as such. Did it change? Addendum: this comment was in reference to another posting of the same route.

Why is this route given a PG-13 grade? There are 4 bolts on a barely 30ft. route. The first one is low and I'm sure if you hung from each bolt, you could reach the next with little effort or reaching. I skipped the second bolt though, which may be the retrobolt Leo is referencing. Addendum: this comment was in reference to another posting of the same route.

FIRST ASCENT: Guy Lords and Ken Trout, 1991.

This is an eliminate problem. We went directly up the arete from the ground. No traversing in from the left! It used to have three bolts, now it has four.

I once saw a rattlesnake fall down this route and land on my pack in full buzz. There were a few little pebbles that came down first, warning us to keep our mouths closed.

The route name has to do with John Sherman's saying: "The ground doesn't lie." His point being that all climbers who use ropes and claim hard ascents are liars. We knew Sherman had been hurt bouldering and so Guy came up with the name "Lying on the Ground". Our point being that climbing hard stuff without a rope is for suckers.

Contrived. Drilled pocket between 1st and 2nd bolts. 4 bolts total.

The drilled pocket spoils the fun of some really good climbing.

NOTE to pocket driller: Use a bigger bit next time. I couldn't fit my fingers in!
Just kidding, chipping sucks....

That jug to the right now wiggles significantly.