loool i was like 5 mins in thinking no way this is a 13

I think I'll start bringing headphones to the crag just for situations like this. :(

@@jacobkization haha still better than people who bring speakers (though obviously neither is best)

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Looking up at this route is what got me on it but getting to that position is made me fall it love with it.

Had a mental check day not long after this. Not a bad thing but certainly taxing. Projecting hard stuff is ...well ... hard. My biggest challenge right now is managing my pace. I can't throw myself on hard stuff all the time but I have goals set before the end of the year. All good in the end but in the moment, it's pretty tough.

@@FirstPersonBeta there's a fine line between setting goals and stalling your progress through too many expectations. Great send!

Some just happened this afternoon though probably not what you were thinking.

My guess is 8 - 9 sessions and 2 or 3 goes per session. This was the 1st attempt for the day.

I believe this was the 5 Session

looks like 5.11+ at Smith Rock.

I'm sure you're much better than the rest of us, name dropping Smith like that. I mean, I wouldn't dare call a Smith 5.11 soft by J-Tree standards...Sure, lots of other people would, but I sure wouldn't dare, oh no.

@@th.murray 5.8 at the Gunks bro, take your baby grades elsewhere.

Are we talking about Smith "One trick pony" Rock? Yeah, that place is quaint.

Dude, here in central Texas if you go out to Reimer's Ranch, there's an entire section of the crag called Middle Earth wall. It's awesome. And second to that, we have another spot (Monster Rock) where everything is ghoulish, alien, monster themed and there are a few Tolkien routes thrown in. "Riders Of Rohan", "Tom Bombadil", etc.

@@corvusclimbs2166 Thanks for the heads up! Updating my bucket list now! Haha

Come to New Hampshire, cathedral ledge has The Bridge of Kaza Dume, the Mordor wall, Forest of Fanghorn, and plenty of others. Chances are if it has a Tolkien name the root is probably also a sandbag.

The guide. But seriously, the first half (to the big rest ledge is probably 11d/12a by itself (though some can get an awkward no hands stance that may bump the grade down for the first half). Then off the ledge is probably a v4 followed by easy mid 10 ish climbing to the crux in the dihedral, which is just plain hard. While the climbing after that can be tricky, I wouldn't call it hard, but definitely the position is what made me fall in love with this route.