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Two cruxy bits for me, as a 5-foot, 4-inch climber with a negative-2 ape. Moving to Clip 6, there's a big move that is totally fine using a less-than-ideal right sidepull. Then moving to Clip 11, a high left foot helps me bump through a small moist left pocket to a better rail. The bottom of this video is of a working burn; from clip 6 to the top it's my send burn. No beta changes between the two.

A lot of footwork needed for this crimpy little climb

Hard two-bolt crux featuring some awkward shorty-beta.

This took me longer than most 13a routes. The men I saw climb this all span though both crux sections from good hold to good hold. As a shorter climber with shorter arms, I had to rely on intermediate crimps. The bolting was also spread and a bit wonky, so we added two long draws in the top section.

Many thanks to local climbers Ro and Miriam for awesome short-arm beta for the low crux and MUCH easier direct beta for high crux.

Long draw at the crux and the chains.

The extension was hard to capture due to video angle, so it's a bit grainy.

Was 13b, downgraded to 13a; then a hold broke so local consensus bumps it back up to a 13b. But no move felt frustrating as a climber with a shorter reach.

Tricky crux clip; consensus is to transition low and clip off a left gaston flake crimp.

For a shorter-armed climber this was a proud send. I had to use an intermediate nubbin and some crimps in the main crux, from bolt 7 to 8, rather than the standard beta. But I also found, because my arm length, the lower section, between bolts 5-6 was equally challenging. Alt beta there: My wife used a heel hook where I toe in hard.

As a 5’4” climber with a negative ape, this had two reachy moves. Kneebars got me through and notes those two places in the video. Thank you to Bobbi Bensman for pointing out the right hand chip at the crux.

I’m 5’4” with a negative 2 ape, and nothing felt too reachy on this climb. Was able to keep feet lower than I thought through first crux. A high right foot and a toe scum made second cruxy bit comfortable. Options I did NOT take: a lay-down rest at the third bolt and a knee-bar at a bum-crack feature 2/3rd of the way up, at your last solid rest.

As a shorter climber with a negative ape, it was helpful to extend the fifth draw so I didn’t have to make an extra move. I also extended the 8th so I didn’t have to hang out on the clipping hold too long. Most people skip the last bolt but with that draw the clip was quick and I didn’t see the need to skip. Thanks to another shorty from Beta Addicts for a key right foot at the crux between bol...

As a shorter climber with a negative ape, I did the crux, between bolts 4-6, differently than taller climbers. The video starts at bolt 4.

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