New Route

Dane Schellenberg (right, orange helmet) and I prepare to put up one of Hardcore Crag's first trad lines. The line was originally meant to be a fairly easy route to access the top of the cliff to place more anchors and bolts for new sport routes. However, the route seemed to have more in store than we bargained for: the dihedral was loose and protection was sparse (hence why limestone works better for sport routes). Dane and I dubbed the route "Give Me Ethnicity or Give Me Dreads" (5.8+, X) in reference to Dane's long hair (some would say dreads, though he denies it) that he had recently cut off.