Apocalypso Variation (AKA Power, Hardly Know Her)

This is a variation to the offwidth climb Apocalypso that was originally put up by Steve Quinlan and Les Hutchinson in 1987.

Pitch 1: The 30 foot hand crack is fun and easy. If you're doing Power, Hardly Know Her in one pitch it is recommended that you solo this pitch, or extend the heck out of your pieces. Please climb responsibly!

Pitch 2: Move right on the ledge and start up the obvious wide hands crack. Slowly move from hands to fists and navigate an awkward pod. The awkward pod turns back into hands and then do a creative move through a small fours roof. The original climb, Apocalypso (5.11) goes right from here up the slot and into the large corner. Power, Hardly Know Her, goes straight up the face into a BEAUTIFUL hands splitter. Follow this gorgeous wandering hands crack through all the hands sizes and then pull a funky little traverse move out left. Head back into the hands for a final and enjoyable stretch to the anchors.

The climb felt harder than 5.10 to me with my small hands, but the bigger handed folk I climbed with said it felt very comfortably 5.10. Bring more threes and fours if that size is hard for you!

Head to Power Wall and walk right until you reach the large detached pillar/ledge. Pitch 1 is hard to miss as the pretty little hands splitter.

one .5 and some slings for the traverse. Three 1's. Lots of 2's and 3's. Two 4's. Bring extras in hand sizes that are hard for you.