Mark Finds Bob Bolting 

If I remember right, the tree that is beneath this climb has a very sharp, dead limb at the top. If it is still there you definitely don't want to fall on it. We're talkin' guts everywhere!

Yes, be careful. I fell from the 4th bolt and almost was shiskibobed on the mother F*%_in tree. It should be cut down. Be careful!!!

The best solotion if the climb is really so dangerous is to either stay away from it, bolt it better (with consideration for tree growth) or to have had it never put in. Since #2 and #3 are not realistic...maybe don't climb it, or get permission from the FA party to add a bolt. I'd rather see a bolt added than a tree removed. Better yet, just make sure your belayer is super attentive near any such fall potential. Careful about doing something as drastic as cutting a tree on public land. If it's private property, then obviously its up to the land owner. I've seen tree removal cause significant hard feelings, access issues, or a dislike of climbers on both public and private land. It might also land you in court and/or jail. My opinon is that removing lichens from a route is one thing- cutting down a large tree is quite a bit more... of course it is debatable. This is my opinion- other's will vary. -Tony Bubb

Sounds like its bolted pretty well to me, as you only "almost" hit the tree. It would be a bad bolting job if you did actually skewer yourself. Remove the tree and you'll understand why so many land managers have issues with climbing, especially bouldering.

Did this recently - I thought the last move is harder than a 5.10 move (if you stay directly in line with the bolt and anchors).I was not concerned about the tree.

The tree is definitely something to be aware of. I moved slightly right at the last bolt since I wasn't finding anything remotely 10ish straight up.

I wasn't too worried about the tree, did not look to be in the fall line. I also moved a bit right at the top which made it more reasonable for a 10d (although overall I thought this was a really hard line to read...more like 11a even once I knew where to go...)

Dan Godshall

I thought this was a good solid route for the grade (10d). Definitely follow the moves, not the bolts or it could be harder.

I was just short of being able to clip the anchors from the bolt line, and the last move to get to the anchors seemed much too thin to be 5.10. I ended up going somewhat to the right and then traversing back left to the anchors, clipping from above. This is a nice route, but seems hard for a 10.

As of early September 2012, this route is missing the fifth bolt hanger, and the anchor setup needs one quicklink on each bolt/hanger. The way it is now with a single carabiner on each cold shut will twist the #!*&% out of your rope. If you don't have quicklinks, rappel the route instead of lowering to minimize rope curling.

The last moves to the chains (err... I mean oval biners?!) are definitely thin and spicy.