Geriatrics (aka Ben Dover Beelzebub)
5.12- trad · 3 pitches · 320 ft · ★★★★
Route 25 of 29 from left to right on North Face, with Tales from the Gripped on its left and Only the Good Die Young on its right. North Face has 29 routes, from 5.8 to 5.12a/b; 1 is harder.
First ascent: Unknown.
Description
Sustained, excellent technical climbing.
Location
Begin at the right edge of the wall at the entrance to the gully leading up to Only the Good Die Young.
Protection
1x 00 C3 to 0.75 Camalot, wires, RP's, and a #4 Camalot. 12 or more draws.
Access
The 13-mile Scenic Drive requires a timed-entry reservation October to May and has seasonal gate hours. Calico Basin and Kraft Mountain sit outside the Scenic Drive and need no reservation.
Wet rock: Aztec sandstone loses much of its strength when wet. Do not climb for at least 24 to 48 hours after rain or snowmelt, or holds break off and routes are permanently damaged.
More routes on North Face
- Kenny Laguna 5.10d PG13
- Perplexity 5.10d
- Rain Dance 5.10a
- Closed on Monday 5.10a
- Amber 5.10b
- Bourbon Street 5.8
- Mazatlan 5.10d
- Triassic Sands 5.10
- Sand Felipe 5.10-
- Return To Forever 5.10d
- Ixtlan 5.11c
- The Delicate Sound of Thunder 5.11b
- Tales from the Gripped 5.11c
- Cole Essence 5.11c
- Frogland 5.8
- Quarantine Crack 5.10+
- Open-and-Shut 5.10d
- Desert Wave 5.11b
- Our Father 5.10c/d R
- Bourbon Hangover 5.8+
- Miss Conception 5.10+
- Sandblast 5.10- R
- Archaeopteryx 5.11a R
- Matzoland 5.12a/b
- Only the Good Die Young 5.11b/c
- The Misunderstanding 5.9
- Wholesome Fullback 5.10b
- Canadian Club 5.8