Building a Mystery – 5.12a
20m / 66ft, 7 bolts
Description:
Start along the fixed traverse or do the 5.11c direct start. Above, the climbing is edgy and technical with a crimpy crux just below the anchor. Popular as a "first 12a." 7 bolts, excluding traverse (18m) FA: Todd Guy, 1996; FA Direct start: Brent Nixon, 2016.
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RoyceB: Traverse right at the second horizontal crack to find the rest before the crux. Milk it for a few mins. Makes it feel much easier -
ethanmurray1: watch your leg at the end!!
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Jennine L'Heureux: Key rests out right. Key high left feet at the top crux.
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BGB: move left then move right... then left again... repeat
Recent Sendage:
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Fun movements at the red point crux (for me at least!). Some good spots to rest for a very long time.
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2024-10-14
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Yay!
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Amazing movement the entire climb. Spectacular!
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Stoked with how quickly this came together. Didn’t find the top to be the crux.
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2023-09-23Sent it with Eli on the 5th attempt. it was starting to rain, Veronika sent it and started the send train, then me and Eli sent
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2023-05-19
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2023-04-21flashing 5.12 is a rare treat for me so I'm psyched!! probably soft if you use the full reset rests to the right (which I most definitely did). Watch your leg at the end, a friend got caught by his left ankle falling on the last move
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2nd go -
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Heartbreaker last move -
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2022-10-16 -
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Get it dialled!
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2022-10-09So stoked to have this as my first 12.a!
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Loved this climb! Amazing crimpy and techy style -
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2022-07-01
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Got revenge on the old nemesis -
2022-05-06
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2022-05-01
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2nd go, great to be with the crew again -
2022-04-14
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2022-04-12
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Only sent it because Doug Orr popped out from under a Boulder where he said he lives and told me I could do it! Thanks for the motivation/beta Ben and Jan! -
Great route, great movement. Double send day with my main man Chadderbox! I understand why it's named "Building a Mystery" now. Some Guy was like, "hey I think I'm gonna call this climb Building a Mystery!" The end. -
First 5.12! So fun.
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Way better than I remembered it from last year. First go today -
Beyond psyched. Thought I’d give this thing an onsight burn and ended up sending it. Friends at screeching wall heard me get stoked when I sent lol.
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2021-09-11My first 5.12 in Skaha. So happy! -
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happy to put it down in 40 degree weather
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Fun crimping -
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2021-04-11 -
so fun. -
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Fantastic movement! Thanks again TG. -
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Crimpfest - sent second go. 10th 5.12 of 2020! -
2020-10-15Team send with Katie, Andrei and Alex! -
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Concentration required til the end -
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2020-09-24 -
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Thoroughly enjoyed this one, great movement -
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2020-05-01
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First of the grade. Really fun technical climbing with some harder pulling peppered in would recommend to a friend -
Cold hard flash -
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Quite fun, and I definitely crimped some footholds...
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Calling it a retro Flash... Was on it once in early 2017 and then not again until today.
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2019-06-08fun and crimpy 2nd go
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2019-05-19
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Maybe not my favorite style, but very nice crimping and edging. Low in the grade.
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2019-04-27
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Nice crux. 2nd go.
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I like crimping!!! -
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2019-04-06second go -
2019-03-31
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2018-10-25 -
2018-09-22 -
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2018-09-10Hardest insight so far :) - putting draws
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Amazing face climbing. Flowy and fun. -
2018-08-29Super Rad!! -
2018-07-19
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2018-06-14
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2018-05-11A pretty easy route until the last couple of moves to the chains! Nice movement!
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2nd go, flubbed the last bolt on the onsight. Really a nice climb with enjoyable movement. -
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2017-09-02
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1st 12a flash
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Slightly overhanging crimping, pull hard at the top
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2017-05-07
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Crimps to crimps to crimps. Crimp. Fun finish. And crimps. Second go. -
Took a screaming whipper on this one. Draws were a bit annoying to hang, always just out of reach off the rests. I really enjoyed the dynamic crux though. -
Fun movement. Almost onsighted as the first climb of the day, but took two more tries to go down. Seemed easier than Dr. Megatrip? -
I found the crux to be chill, but the move into the rest was bloody nails for me (shit beta?)! One of the best in skaha for sure. 2nd g.o mate -
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First of the grade and a Flash to boot! mega-stoked
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First 12. Fish and chips with Joel to celebrate. -
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Technical and fun. Highly recommended.
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2017-03-31
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2016-07-15 -
This had some fun moves and I was literally one move away from an onsight! Got it second go :) -
First 5.12 On-sight! Decent route on a pretty stellar wall -
really fun face climbing.
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Crispy
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Super fun climbing, no real crux sections just nice pulling the entire way. -
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2016-03-25Second go -
First 12a onsight
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My first 12a, sent on my third go. made a repeat two days after and feel great about it!
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2015-09-13Another one that suits me really well. Small holds high feet, hung all the draws myself too!
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My favourite (and nice and soft) 12a in Skaha. -
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2015-04-18
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First 5.12 onsight on the last day of the trip! -
My first 12a onsight :)
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Nice crimps.
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2014-06-13 -
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2014-05-25
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Super fun. -
2014-03-29First 12!
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2013-10-14So my style and super fun :) -
2013-07-17 -
2013-05-18short but sweet.
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2013-05-07 -
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Second go, extremely fun.
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2012-10-07Long overdue redpoint, fun climb.
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2012-06-15fun!
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First 12a Flash! Best 12a on Doctors Wall in my opinion, and probably the easiest of the three?
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5.12aAnonymous User2011-10-12
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Great climb should have flashed but missed the foot on the last move.
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2nd go - Botched the on-sight on the very last move!
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2010-03-31My first 12a! -
The fish monger in town has it all. Honey glazed salmon with rosemary and dill. -
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nice route -
2004-05-23
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2003-09-21 -
2nd go, nice route !
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1997-11-16
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This one suited me peftectly, awesome face climbing
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3rd Go. Fun stuff, Could be slightly soft but the top still makes you fight for it. -
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63
onsights25
flashes120
redpointsTotal Sends: 208
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