Gotham City
5.12a trad · 90 ft · ★★★★
Route 3 of 23 from left to right on Sunnyside Crags, with Spring Break on its left and Mister Masters on its right. Sunnyside Crags has 23 routes, from 5.7 R to 5.12a; this is the hardest.
First ascent: Paul Van Betten, Robert Finlay 1987
Description
Start at a steep, pocketed face just behind a tree. The climb is steep and follow discontinuous cracks up the face. Once the angle kicks back, head up and left to the fixed anchors above Spring Break.
Location
Begin 5 feet left of Mister Masters and 5 feet right of Spring Break, just behind a tree.
Protection
Small gear up to a #2 Friend.
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 Sunnyside Crags
- Water Dog 5.10d
- Pit Bull 5.10b
- Starless and Bible Black 5.9+
- Spring Break 5.11+
- Tie me Tightly 5.10-
- Cold September Corner 5.8
- Aesop’s Arete 5.9
- Mister Masters 5.9+
- Whipper 5.10
- Mercedes 5.11a/b
- Van Allen Belt 5.7 R
- Magellanic Cloud 5.9
- Meteor 5.11
- Shady Ladies 5.7
- Hot August Night 5.11- PG13
- Bad Day at Black Rocks 5.10b
- Blast From the Past 5.10-
- Whiplash 5.11
- Adapt and Overcome 5.8 PG13
- Mister Freeze's Face 5.10d
- Tarantula 5.12-
- Fork In The Road 5.8