End On A High Note
5.10d sport · 40 ft · 5 bolts · ★★☆☆
Route 10 of 12 from left to right on Upper Rift, with Pathological Clinger on its left and Joy Flakes on its right. Upper Rift has 12 routes, from 5.8 to 5.12a; 1 is harder.
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 Upper Rift
- Grave Peril 5.10a
- It's Tricky To Rock A Climb 5.10b
- Joy Flakes 5.10b/c
- Pathological Clinger 5.10c
- Powered By Anxiety 5.10a
- Pseudofolliculitis Barbae 5.10b
- Scream With Me 5.10a
- Shrinking Shadow 5.10a
- Terminally Unhinged 5.12a
- Variable Pessimism 5.8
- Verticissitudes 5.10