Ascent Notes for: Y2K - 5.10a Average Rating : 3.94/5

Led pitches 1, 3, 4. Fun route.

Led the second pitch, fun, steep but juggy. Felt pro was tricky in a few spots going straight up from the anchors on the poorly protected face.. Only used gear to a #1 cam on second pitch. Very small nuts came in handy. Superwoman Kim led first pitch. We elected to only do the first 2 pitches to avoid the big bad rope eating crack problem above.

First pitch is the best, but overall a worthwhile route to do to its end. The last pitch is 160 feet. Swain's topo obscures the "1" in 160. The last ten feet of the dihedral are the crux, and it's more like 5.8. Three straightforward raps to the bottom. We got hung up on the last rap when the rope caught on something about 20-25 feet up. We were able to free it from the ground.

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That second pitch is pretty good as well - exposed 5.8 jugs on a very steep wall. Awesome. I like the dihedral at the end, too.