Ascent Notes for: Diagonal - 5.8 Average Rating : 3.92/5

Good intro to crag and the rock. Pumpy at the bottom.

strenuous for 5.8!

but wetness made it substantially harder!

that is a fun climb!

took a fall on my first piece. oops. note to self... down climbing on jams can be tricky.

top mantle was tricky since all the rock was muddy and slick. fun stuff. =)

can't wait to go back and get it clean. sweet lead!

Was dry and I got it clean this time!

After Top Roping this thing over and over, I finally plugged some gear - worked out for the best!

Parts near the crux were wet, making for desperate jams. Without a warmup, I was flash-pumped very quickly and hung. I'll have to come back for this one -- hopefully when dry. Great route!

Also, 5.8 my ass. There seem to be a couple variations, and it's possible that one of them I didn't take was 5.8, but the best-protected line would be stiff 5.8++.

really nice climb tricky climb but doible with no takes better when placeing gear not top ropeing it

Pretty much hung my way all the way up, took a very nice (12 ft?) whipper off the mantle exit the first attempt, but stuck it on second try. Gotta love that Gold Camalot. Nik led the Exit up the Green Corner in the twilight.

the fact that it's overhanging makes it a real arm burner. it's smooth sailing after the little cave. climbed it a bit wet. I don't know if it's because it was wet, but compared to other routes at crow hill this is probably a 9.