Boot Hill

Doug Reed and I were looking at the cliff right of Lakeview one day speculating about the possibility of a line that required no fixed gear. Boot Hill started out with this idea in mind. The time in climbing history has a lot to do with why there were only 2 bolts on this climb initially.

It is possible to sling the tree at the start for pro. Follow the ramp up and right to a shallow horizontal that will take several pieces of finger tip sized gear.  Modern hardware will provide many more options than we had in 88. Climb left of this horizontal until it is possible to move right to a pod that takes a #2 hard-stem. Hopefully you wont clip the first bolt on Home of the Brave. Continue diagonally up and right with some small cams to protect the second. Belay in a scoop with a horizontal crack down and left of the bolts on the second pitch.

On the first day of climbing I slabbed past where the first bolt is now and drilled the bolt that is now the second one. We bailed from there and returned the following week, repeating the scary runouts on on both pitches in the process. The second and fourth bolts are the locations of the original bolts. There is a bit of clean gear after the fourth bolt and a clean anchor where the angle backs off .

I added the first bolt after respected friends gave me feedback. When that was not enough for the route to be repeated I added the third bolt. The second pitch is fairly civilized with all four bolts. PG13?

30 feet right of Lakeview there is a flake that resembles a tomb stone. The climb starts there.

Light rack up to 2 inch with one 3 inch piece for first anchor. Walk off to descend or rap from Home of the Brave.