Ascent Notes for: Wintermute - 5.9 Average Rating : 3.56/5

A little run out and lots of eliminate holds that are marked x, but decent climb if you're solid at the grade.

nice warmup for the area. well protected.

Love these routes, No Weld and Wintermute. Tough but doable for the average climber. Pumpy and taler than listed here. These routes have to be at least 70 to 80 feet tall. Avoid the blocky/chossy section to the right. It is entirely unnecessary to use that section.

Head up over the bee/wasp nest at the bottom for a fun 5.9 climb

Bottom half was quite easy...5.7/8 ish. Get up nice and high under the roof before you pull it as the hands are small and a good reach past the roof (I placed a small link cam in the horizontal crack as it's about 4 feet over the last bolt).

Above the roof it gets pretty thin and I'd rate it a solid 5.9 to the anchors. Look for small toe holds and wide hands.

Overall great climb...easy and tough in different parts and long enough to make for a great ride!

a stick in the rock marks location of the nest

Another nice 5.9 on this wall. Fun climb, not too bad.

Climbed this with Ron Bert sometime late Sept/early Oct. Bottom felt like 5.8ish, top felt like easy 5.10...

John Jones, Mark Morgan, Lisa & myself. Everyone got a couple of laps before the rains (and hail) came.