Ascent Notes for: Lightning Bolt Cracks - 5.11a Average Rating : 4.80/5

I led P1, P3 (the left version) and P4. Very fun

w/Wade ...did .11+ fingers link w/p1

Great route, accidentally did it in 2 pitches. This is not recommended... imagine doing a squeeze chimney with 300lbs of rope drag. The cow skull is still there.

casual approach from the NW. car to car 6hrs -no rush, relaxed perhaps a half hour on the summit. Favorite pitch:#3. Almost greased out of the squeeze near the top when my foot slipped!! recommend: 1ea 0.5-1", 2ea #1,2,4camalot, 3ea #3, 1ea #3.5 & a few small nuts. 1 70M gets you off.

Got on this route with Greg and Tom. I led the first pitch no falls. Quite exciting when it gets wide! Tom led the next pitch. He decided to take the right-most crack. I thought the left crack looked easier. After falling low, he dogged up the rest of the pitch. I almost fell going from the ring-locks off the belay to the safety of the wide crack to the left. Ended up going back to the hard crack after chimneying up a bit on the left. Tough line over the roof. Greg led the last pitch. Tom went second and screwed me by not back-clipping the pieces to the roof. If I fell off before pulling the roof, oh boy, lotsa air! Got to the top and celebrated with the boys.

amazing- everything you think it will be!

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With all the previous posts mentioning stuck ropes, I though it worth noting that you CAN do the normal descent with a single 60m rope. The 2nd and final rap is ~32m but it works with rope stretch.

In the photo I am finishing the squeeze chimney on North Six Shooter and glad of it. Beautiful tower and great route, I think it's one of my top two towers! Oh, the cow's skull is still in back of the last pitch.

This has it all, fingers, hands, fists, offwidth, and unprotectable chossy squeeze chimney. F-yeah! If you bring extra big gear, you could link pitches one and two easily! This should get a 6 for exposure!