King Cobra

Cool, sustained climbing on less than brilliant rock. I wasn’t too worried about sending dangerous rocks down onto my belayer, but I was continuously showering him with little bits of rock. The holds all felt solid. An epic wire brush scrubbing session might significantly improve the route. The crux is at the top, as you pull a final overhang and finally get into better quality rock. Worthwhile and interesting route in spite of the chossy feel.

This route is about 30 feet left of It’s It. In Kyle Vassilopoulos’ guidebook it’s the furthest left route on the crag. Start on easy, low angle dark rock left of the cave with the first bolt about 10 feet up. Second bolt is at ledge at the start of the steep climbing. I brought a stick clip up to this point to clip the third bolt and was glad I did.

Bolts to chain anchors.