A Good Name

[Brad Young]

Two years ago I found an ancient, previously unreported route of unknown origin, on the West Side, just north of the Balconies Caves. Recently Mud and LTClimb and I sussed out what was there (this was after I replaced some of the ancient bolts as a way to use up a rainy day one year ago). The route, and one we established that joins it are on The Jungle Slab. This is a name I coined after discovering the original climb. The routes themselves are described in the New Routes "Sticky" Thread. This thread is made just to show photos which, I think, justify the name:






Mud is leading Jungle Slab - Original Route and belayed by LTClimb in both photos. Yep, big fun.

[mungeclimber]

kewl

[mynameismud]

Somehow it felt spicier than it looks.

[Brad Young]

Yeah, it's hard to simulate loose rock in two dimensions.

[joe]

looks like another multi-starred pinnacles must do classic climb on pristine bomber rock.  perhaps even as good as Catatonic Stupor, which I had the 'pleasure' of doing this past weekend.

[mynameismud]

True on all accounts. 

So, when are you climbing this one?  You already know your going to climb it.  Don't fight it Joe.  You do know that getting past Denial is the first stage to acceptance.

You know you love the mud and the crud.  quit fighting it.

[joe]

Denial was a good route.

Aqua Cruda...
I liked the moves, and if it was good rock it would be stellar.  but I guess with a name like cruda, it should have been obvious

[mynameismud]

That route is actually a partial typo.  Probably on my part when submitting the route.

It should be agua cruda which in Spanish basically means bad water.  The crud part is appropriate.