Ascent Notes for: The Diagonal - 5.10d Average Rating : 3.82/5

On a Top Rope, this feels considerable easier than 10 D

One of the more interesting, moderate climbs around. I first TR'ed this route, but like the description says, very awkward - you face quite a pendulum if you slip in the wrong place. I also tried trad - there's a fair amount of places for cams (I used Camelots, .75 to 2).

Hard start, but once onto the crack the holds are all there, even if the feet aren't great.

On top rope, so I stopped about 15 feet short of the bolts because I was way left of them. I also started up the slab under the crack because it was interesting. Wouldn't rate my ascent harder than .10b.

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It´s more fun to start on the slab and climb up to the crack

I just TR'd this one - it's quite fun. Hands in the crack and lots of smearing with feet. The finish is a little sketchy on TR - quite a pendulum for the last 15' feet or so.

This is a great climb. Did it on TR - and there's a bit of a pendulum in both directions. In order to top-out, you have to move quite a bit off your plumb line. While it's really easy, I'd suggest ending at the obvious ledge where the crack opens/ends - and call it good. Not sure I'd say a 10d, more 10b in my book...

The beginning is the hardest part. It's possible to continue and top out after the crack ends but it would be very committing on top rope. It's best to downclimb a bit and take a controlled swing to lower.