Ascent Notes for: Gargoyle - 5.6 Average Rating : 3.62/5

Climbed with my 11B and 12G yo's kids. Great confidence builder for both and good intro to crack skills.

glad i got to follow my partner once before leading it....the descent is terrifying though.

great lead for new climbers. Took a friend up to work on her placement. She did great!

Practiced my crack climbing with my MadRock shoes under Doug's guidance.

Ouch..... Followed Brandt

My first J-Tree lead, and first "true" crack climb. Super fun, glad I brought tape. Wish I would have gotten there earlier for the sunshine, so was a bit cold. Rap from the top (see below) left the rope running over some mild edges, OK but wouldn't top rope from there. Climbed back side to retrieve rap gear (belayer didn't want to follow)

Gear-
WChex #8, #10, BDhex #13
Rap- #8 Stopper, #5 hex (in small lip on climbers right at top)

Good lead but a bit painful down low...over all though very secure and great Pro. No rap anchors on top, so you have to do a fairly comitting down climb off the back making it a bit of a mess for beginners. Other option is a Needles style rap off the backside which seemed much easier.

Love this climb

no comment

a little bit of mixed climbing. would climb again if in the area.