Ascent Notes for: Raven ** - 5.12a Average Rating : 4.25/5

We "discovered" this crag from the old guidebook. No one was there either day except us. Raven was arguably the best line there along with Amazing Grace that I did. Did it 4th go when I threw blindly and wildly to the "karate chop" block at the end, thinking I would fall and yet somehow I didn't....

Sequency climbing to a hand jam finish. Beautiful climb!

awesome route, very technical with interesting moves

What a fantastic little sequency climb!

Bagged it on my second attempt - almost. I had the first few draws pre-clipped, thinking that I would have to work the route. Oh silly me.

The karate-chop! hand/finger lock at the top is killer! If you fell with enough force, your arm would still be there.. while your body soars!

Oh so close! Only one move from the top and I just couldn't do it! It feels so easy now too.... Oh well, the rock will still be there next time.

Two hangs. This route is really cool. Now that I've got the moves figured out, I just have to keep moving and not give up.

should be every aspiring 12 climbers first project - man that hand jam feels good at the end.

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