Arrow Place, 5.9

1st Pitch- 80’- 5.9/ I really enjoyed this pitch. Jerry’s book makes a pretty big deal about the start, but I found it was not so difficult. I was glad I had my partner’s offset micro versus my regular nuts though. That is all I placed for the face climbing before making a reachy mantle up to positive and easily protected territory. From there it is fantastic crack and corner stemming to a station in a small alcove on your left. I found all of this easy to protect. When you pull the small overhang just under the station, you can protect with a 2” but will want to use a double length runner. If you still have a 3” it would work out better here. Arrow Place, 5.9, 3 Pitches, Burlap Buttress, Red Rocks, NV, April, 2008