The Runt of the Litter

The Runt of the Litter ascends the seam in the main part of the roof left of

Mighty Dog

. Easy slab climbing brings you to a good rest. From here, you punch out the middle of the intimidating roof following a seam with just barely enough holds in it. Precise movement throughout the seam spits you right into the crux of

Mighty Dog

. Runt is a little shorter than

Mighty Dog

but much harder, and it has much more sustained, technical, roof climbing. I felt like the movement of this climb was super classic, but I only gave it 3 stars due to the climb being a little dirty (it is brand new as of now, it will clean up with traffic) and the glue reinforcement on

Mighty Dog

. All in all, it is a really unique climb with thoughtful and precise movement throughout. The Runt of The Litter was bolted by Jay Samuelson and TJ Sanford.

Start just to the left of

Mighty Dog

. Climb through the seam in the middle of the roof.

9 bolts and a 2 bolt anchor. You need to hang draws on the start of Runt, but the

Mighty Dog

part of the climb is permadrawed. Unless you are on a redpoint burn, ii is recommended to not clip the anchors over the lip to eliminate unwanted drag. That said, on redpoint, clip the anchors!