Ascents as sport by Hard Landin' Brandon

Sharp, but fun enough

Gina led. Thoughtful climbing at the grade. Sharp!

Excellent. The tube was really fun. Comfortable holds and lots of jugs on weird rock.

Sharp! Interesting crux. Watch for the loose block.

Fun, but top roping the face to the right was the real highlight. Mid 5.11 for a line up the right side of that slab?

1 hang. One of the best sport routes I've ever had the privilege to climb.

Had to clean it! Just as good the second time.

Finished at the new top anchor.

Too bad we missed the woody while it was there. Really fun route.

Sandy, but just as fun as Humboldt Current.

Super fun. The lattice of pockets had me smiling all the way to the top. The Mermaid felt easier, but maybe I just missed a jug or two.

Wonderful near vertical slab on some of the best quality rock I've seen on the coast. The last few moves would be a bit dodgy on lead, as my partner from England would say.

Fun warm up. A bit runout. This would not be a casual affair for someone climbing at their limit.

DNS. Had to skip two moves (that felt somewhat height dependent), but the rest of the climbing was absolutely fantastic.

with rests. Good climbing with a thuggish crux. A key hold is loose which may bump the grade when it finally pulls out.

Very fun climbing up the arête. Highly recommend. If only it were longer, and if only there were a little less swallow dung.

Great moves. Watch out for the loose hold near the first bolt.

This was much more fun than I thought it'd be. Yay heel hooks!

Struggled on TR. Skipped the low crux of the route and climbed the much easier upper half, which was quite fun.

30mph sustained winds and some vicious rope drag detracted a bit from the experience on this one. Still, the view was good, and it's always interesting to stand on a sea stack at the beach.

At 5'4" the undercling deadpoint just wasn't happening. This part of the route seemed somewhat contrived, but I could see the appeal. I rather enjoyed sticking to the [more natural] line that goes up right of the bolt.

with Jon. Forgot to stand on top!

with Jon

with Jon

with Laura. Entertaining footwork on knobs.

with Laura. Linked with Ginger Snap. It's easy to see that the quality of this one has improved over time as the nubbins snapped off.

Linked with the easy climbing right of Ginger Snap.

with Laura. Linked this with Rodney's Chocolate Frosted Love Donut.

Damn that was fun. Mother Nature crafted some wonderful handholds up the underside of this cave. The guide book describes the route as "contrived until you try it" and I'd agree. It felt strangely natural to stick to the steepest line. Fun knee bar! Tightly bolted -- I'll have to try this again on lead!

Link up. Clipped first 2 bolts of Captain Horatio Horn Blower, traversed right and finished on Aqua Man starting from the 2nd bolt. Good fun. Also led to a more interesting (and sustained) route.

Excellent face climbing up thin edges.

Slid 2 feet at one point before my feet found new purchase on the slab. Would have been an exciting lead, to say the least.

(Second part of link up with White Slab Crack). Huge holds, fun moves. 3rd bolt is harder to clip if you're short, but there's a spot for a 0.5 C4 between bolts 2 and 3.