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(01) Ken's Shitty Route (K.S.R.) 
(02) Chopping Block 
(02.1) Snazz By Nazz (AKA Access Crack, Guillotine Crack p1) 
(02.2) Diabolical 
(03) Evil 
(04) Good 
(04.1) Bush in a Blender 
(05) Bergers Bakeshop 
(06) Affirmative Action 
(06.1) Muscle Crow 
(07) Waiting to Procrastinate 
(09) Bedeviled 

Lower Grotto

Submitted By: Anthony Stout on May 15, 2006
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Description 

Entering into the Grotto, the routes are the first you see on the left side on the chossy appearing rock (though it is pretty solid despite its looks!)


Getting There 

Follow directions into the Grotto.


Climbs (from left to right) 

(01) Ken's Shitty Route (K.S.R.) 5.10d
(02) Chopping Block 5.11a
(02.1) Access Crack aka Snazz by Nazz 5.8 (trad)
(02.2) Diabolical 5.11c
(03) Evil 5.10d
(04) Good 5.10b
(04.1) Bush in a Blender 5.12a
(04.2) Swift/Johnson Crack ? (trad, not in guides, noted by K.Kiser here, referring to this corner?)
(05) Bergers Bakeshop 5.10d
(06) Affirmative Action 5.10d/11a
(06.1) Muscle Crow 5.12b/c
(07) Waiting to Procrastinate 5.10b
(08) Unnamed Crack 5.10- (trad)
(09) Bedeviled 5.11c/d


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Lower Grotto:
(07) Waiting to Procrastinate   5.10b     Sport   
(04) Good   5.10b     Sport, 1 pitch, 65 feet   
(05) Bergers Bakeshop   5.10d     Sport   
(03) Evil   5.10d     Sport, 1 pitch, 65 feet   
(06) Affirmative Action   5.11a     Sport   
(02) Chopping Block   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   
(04.1) Bush in a Blender   5.12a PG13     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
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