Ascents in The Canal Zone

Going with my Canal tradition of sheit-ing the bed on the first climb before nothing but Send Train on harder things after.

Quite nice, varied - but the middle fridge-y area might throw you if you read it wrong like I did. Slabby like many of the lower grade routes here. Still worth a star compared to some of the other 5.8 I did.

A blast. Guidebook gives it star(s) and I would absolutely agree.

Some might find the slab section challenging, but it was fine for me. Loved the slightly overhung section up to a good roof.

Found this a more challenging route than Ivy League. Some committing moves if this is the upper end of your grade Surprisingly crimpy. Beautifully vertical compared to the other climbs I've done in the crag.

Lovely, felt delicate. This and Panama Red are nicely vertical compared to the others.

Delightful, still slabby, but varied. Worth the 3 stars. Yes, a 70m rope will work for the full route + lowering. Needs about 20 draws, but you can skip the first FH (placed pretty needlessly IMHO), and skip/recycle draws in a couple of places safely

Stemmy - varied for the area, a nice way to end the session

Better flow than Venice Beach (climb to left). Still slabby, but better

Had to stop to think/read it. Clean otherwise. First climb in N. America so slab style a bit foreign to me

Really cool start for the first 4 or so bolts, then turns into slab with no hand holds rest of the way.

Rated 5.9+ in the guidebook, about the same level as panama red right next to it. High first bolt.

cool route with a fun start. Need to go up to the left at the arete, climb up a bit, find a good hold and then mantle.

trust your feet for the last move, with the side pull no issue.

ending is hard between the last bolt and the anchors, I may have cheated but couldn't find any holds.

Nice route, lots of ledges

Hard start with a high first bolt

real nice easy slab, bouldery start, and vertical finish.

Tricky move halfway through, long runout at the top. Hard for a 5.9 but wouldn't call it a 5.10

Crux at the end was harder than I expected. Still need to learn to stand on the tiniest stuff here.

Felt very tough! Good footwork and some crimp strength required.

Strange finishing moves

Great route with a bit of everything!

Tricky slab climbing leads to some more fun face climbing. Stay right at bottom