Spirit Air
5.11c sport · 130 ft · 12 bolts · ★★★☆
Route 5 of 11 from left to right on Mud Spring Wing, with Mito on its left and Fingers in the Honeypot on its right. Mud Spring Wing has 11 routes, from 5.7 to 5.12c; 3 are harder.
First ascent: Unknown.
Description
This is the leftmost bolted pitch beginning from the Schwalli platform. It follows a spectacular sharp arete passing a difficult and wild crux at mid-height. A few loose (and one particularly crucial hold - a pillar on the arete at 2/3 height) demand careful cranking!
Protection
12 bolts. An 80m rope is required for TR'ing or lowering, otherwise rap with a 70, or rap/lower twice using the Schwalli anchor with anything shorter.
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 Mud Spring Wing
- Mito 5.8
- Gadgers Edge 5.12c
- Fingers in the Honeypot 5.12 PG13
- Man of the People 5.11a
- Beautiful Bastard 5.10
- The Schwa 5.10d
- Schwalli 5.9
- The Jagged Edge 5.11b
- Schwallow 5.7
- The Long Riders 5.12-