Covid Spike

This has to be the least aesthetic line I have ever done. In order to avoid sections of funky rock or bushes and stay on the coolest moves it wanders a bit. Despite this it is well worth doing. Although it was done as a single pitch on gear a number of bolts were added to give you a clue where to traverse right. There are three places where you will go horizontally right protected by a bolt. A two bolt anchor was added to break it into two pitches as the rope gets pretty heavy at the top. The bolts might help reduce the rope drag if you decide to do it as one mega pitch. 1) Same start as RQW but stays right past two bolts which I hope keep people from moving right onto less than ideal blocks. Go straight up blocks into a tight corner leading cool spike of rock, the routes name sake. From the top of the spike move right and another bolt then up to the belay. It stays on you a bit here. 2) Easy moves up to a bolt where you will hand traverse right to a perfect but short hand crack. Above easier climbing leads to an almost no hands "Honnold" traverse right to the base of the tooth and a hidden hand crack. Much less exciting with the bolt above you it will test your balance. Once in the crack follow it to the steep corner corner to the rim. Big shout out to Darren Mabe for helping me install the hardware and the Tucson crew who belayed me.

See topo and other photos. Good anchors can be had without slinging trees.

6 bolts, Double rack to #2 Yellow Camalot and one Blue Camalot lots of Alpine Draws