Firstborn

Climb up to and over a stepped roof on huge jugs and pockets through the first three bolts. The most fun bit of the route, but not the hardest bit. The harder part comes after the fourth bolt: Surmount a bulge on a couple of pockets a wee bit less secure and farther out of reach than during the preceding bit.

Continue up vertical rock using standard-issue American Fork pockets (and a few crimps, if you want them) to the chains.

All-in-all, quite an enjoyable route if you enjoy big moves on big holds. The route is easier the farther left from the bolt line you trend; the natural line tends that direction because, to paraphrase

Willie Sutton

, “That’s where the holds are.”

This route is “comfortably” bolted, meaning you won’t worry much about any potential falls.

This is the right-most of three routes on the south-facing, next-to-west-most section of

Hard Rock

. The least-strenuous way to get there is to follow the trail when it turns right to go to the main

Hard Rock

wall (west-facing). Go north (left) along the main wall; you will turn west and by staying along the base of the rock you will end up at the base of these three newer

Hard Rock

routes.

Alternatively, don't turn right to the main Hard Rock area and instead continue straight to the base of the wall you see ahead of you as you come up the trail to the

Hard Rock

/

White Wave

/

Escape Buttress

areas.

8 bolts, chain anchors.