Then a repeat scent of carpet cleaner is required to confirm its grade.
I can only rate/ judge 5.9. Even then I have no clue.
I climbed Carpet Cleaner on 5-30-15. I remember it was hot and I was by myself (although I saw Alacia on the trail).
I wrote in my log - The holds weren’t as big as I had imagined but the climbing was easy.
The climbing is nothing like Punctuation - easy slab to a committing headwall.
As advertised, Carpet Cleaner is a mossy, filthy chute with a few easy stemming and face moves and no pro (I free soloed it).
I hear you about ratings. For me, climbing up to 5.5 usually just feels fun.
At 5.6 it starts to get more of my attention and I have been on quite a few 5.6 routes where my reaction was - whoa - this thing is getting serious!
I know it's 5.9 when I somehow manage to get through it but I am teetering on the edge of falling.