Mosquito Area

[Lurch]

i didn't use any big gear up top either but BB was asking about being comfortable i believe.

Mike

[Optimally-Primed]

Update.

Drugs saw its FA the other day, and goes at about 10b (unconfirmed). Two thin cruxes... bring RPs. It's open for business (I took down the red tape).

The climb is still a bit gritty. I'm still waiting for a dry spell to tidy up the 2 remaining projects and Drugs. Hopefully a bomber high pressure comes soon.

I've updated the topo on the existing link (you might need to clear your browser's cache to see the new one).

~Jeremy

[Optimally-Primed]

Great to hear! I lead Rubber Soul for the first time yesterday and thought it packed a cool punch for a short 5.9. Worth checking out those climbs on the upper tier above Sex and Drugs...

[Lurch]

Led rubber soul today very nice. Also led no see um and happy to report the anchors are back!

[pyr]

Led Mosquito and S.M delight yesterday (and had my trad-climbing cherry popped at the same time), great area and thanks for leaving a topo on-site !

[Optimally-Primed]

With the dry weather, I've finally climbed all of the routes at Mosquito.

Drugs, Rock and Roll, and Mr. Black were all wet until recently. With the easy ground in the middle of the pitches, moving laterally is an option. So it's unclear sometimes where a lower half finishes. Without going into details of why, I think that the original Rock and Roll finish makes most sense. I've listed Mr. Black as having 2 finishes. The rightmost one is better.

Here's the UPDATED TOPO

I've also adjusted some of the grades to reflect what I sense to be the generally agreed upon levels.

In terms of quality, my rather biased guess is as follows (on a 1 - 5 star scale)

Sex (10a) **** (surprisingly cool)
Drugs (10b) * (mega awkward!)
Rock and Roll (10a) *** (technical, interesting)
Mr. Black (5.8/5.9) *** right finish (** left finish)
Seam of Destiny ***** (!)
No-see-um *** (a fun adventure)
Rubber Soul *** (short and sweet)
My Generation ** (straightforward)
Curry the Dog ** (ok bypass when Connection busy)

[pyr]

Led Mosquito and S.M delight yesterday (and had my trad-climbing cherry popped at the same time), great area and thanks for leaving a topo on-site !

of course that should have read mosquito, s.m delight AND seam of destiny...

[andypl100]

Climbed here today.

Sex and Seam of Destiny were excellent! And Rock & Roll was a good time as well. I thought Sex was particularly fun, as it is somewhat atypical of a Bluffs route.

This is now one stacked crag.

Thanks for the effort.