Jacob Bice

Getting back into route climbing with Nick after a finger tweak has me off the boulders. Hopefully I can send a few more this season.

Harder than it looks! 2nd session with Christa. Learned a few tricks from two ladies that absolutely walked the route.

2nd go. Shout out to Hugh for believing in me

2nd go. Still adjusting to the limestone and vert climbing.

3rd go with Nick. First day at Jailhouse.

Surprised I fired this one off at the end of the day. Another guy at the crag sent all the main prohibition lines in one day!

Sick runout dyno. Must do.

Strangely cold day out with Cole F and Christa. from the first session I had doubts I could do this route. Sent on my 3rd session on the route. One of the toughest I've done.

Trying to get back into routes.

Second session with Mike. Quality boulder problem, but very frustrating. Definitely not my style and not quite a classic, but nice to have in the bag.

Tough one for sure.

Finally

2nd go

Classic! Dropped my chalk bag halfway up.

2nd go with Barrett

Good day out with Dylan.

2nd go. Initial boulder problem was quality.

1st go.

Very soft. Needs a guidebook revision.

Freezing day out with Christa.

Fun to climb a classic route in my anti-style.

Compression boulder problem into the dyno above the 5th bolt took me several tries to figure out, but in the end I came up with beta that made it ok. Overall slightly easier than Extinguisher.

I had a lot of hesitation about the jump start, but was able to pull it off all 4 attempts before I sent this route. 20 ft of bouldering leads to much easier terrain. According to the new guidebook this should be named 'Face Evaders'.

Movement on this route is great, 50 ft of hard moves without much of a good rest. Anchor is in an awkward position, but there is a big ledge where you can get a no hands rest at the last bolt. Spot on at 5.13a

One of the better 5.11's at the Invasion, lots of drag lowering.

Beta intensive and small holds for an Invasion route.

Very short, big holds, big moves.

High quality, but soft compared to many routes here, and relatively short.

Shortest route on the main wall, but very sustained.

Fun, but reachy. Kind of gives up at the end.

Lower crack section is awesome, finish can get pumpy if you didn't find the good rest before the last two bolts. 5.11d+++

5.11 climbing up to a short boulder problem. Not sure if there is more subtle beta that would work, but I made a big throw to a sharp hold to get through the crux.

Short sweet boulder problem. Fell too many times on the last hard move (bump around the roof to a jug).

2nd go. The start up to the 2nd bolt is pretty crumbly (many of the holds on this route are suspect). I wouldn't be surprised if more holds break off. Overall, climb is long for AR and good climbing, however the sit down rest and fragile holds do detract from it.

The opening boulder problem to the lay-down rest is the best I've seen on a route. Basically pedal to the metal for ~30 feet with a dyno, techy heelhook traverse, and a final dynamic move. Hard to grade due to bouldery nature.

Very sustained route. Long climb for Arkansas. Might actually be the best route at the crag.

Gets you a little pump and then a nice crux near the top. Bolts have been replaced as of March 2016.

Easy moves, but one of the longest routes at Cowell gives you a huge pump. Bolts replaced around March 2016

Nice, technical climbing on upper portion of wall. Must do.

2nd go. Good sustained sequence at the bottom. I probably didn't get a chance to chalk up for the first 35 ft. Be careful traversing left into the other line once you pull around the lip, a fall here could be huge.

Middle of the wall crux was the hardest part to me. Got to the top with virtually no pump. This technical route will either spit you off on the middle and top cruxes for no reason, or it feels easy.

Tape your right hand for a hand jams for two extra rests. Classic, huge route.

Been trying this one very occasionally for a few seasons now. Finally got it this time.

Rock climbs don't get much better. Nice crux on the slab and then another awesome crux pulling around the mini-roof.

The lower slab is a little chossy, but the rock on the top overhang is bomber and fun climbing. I'm definitely a fan of Candy Mountain.

Great variety of climbing styles. Pockets, a big dyno, traverse, and heartbreaker crux.

Hard to grade, as this is a 2 bolt boulder problem into much easier climbing. Good conditions help.

2nd go.

Good climbing. Technical crux at the start, then keeps it up with one more bouldery sequence and some interesting climbing. A good break from the steep stuff.

Really good climbing, one of the best at the ranch.

Stays dry.

Gets moist at the bottom. One of the best/most sustained routes I found at JF.

Bouldery on the first half. Short but quality climbing. Makes the most of the boulder by traversing at the top.

A must do at Sam's Throne.

Take a moment at the top and look over at Sam's Throne

Guy before me broke off a big roof jug. More jams now.

Beautiful wall.

Brief crux, but definitely fun and takes solid gear. I used a finger lock and hopped my right foot to a chip up high. No reason not to try it, you can even set up a top rope from the next route left.

Great slab climb. Trust your feet, this slab has ridiculous friction. Nice climax going for the lip at the top.

Great climbing, great stone. Stays on you, few good rests and distinct cruxes

I would avoid this one. The crux has a very loose block.

Interesting yet easy face climbing to a couple of more serious moves negotiating the roof. Holds seemed fine just a couple days after rain, for what it's worth.

Gave this route a few too many tries, but I gave it a try fresh and got it. Definitely classic. Go for a victory whip at the top! Just make sure your belayer unclips the first bolt.

Beware hollow holds. Has one bolt

Unique climb.

3rd go. One hard move at the bottom, good rest, then a short right trending boulder problem guards the anchors.

If you wear a right knee bar pad you can get a no hands rest right under the fourth bolt. Tricky bottom crux took me a while to figure out.

Watch out for that loose block when you pull the lip at the top, you cant see the X from below. Stellar route.

Short, sustained route.

Fun climb. Short, but pretty sustained.

2nd go

The most sustained 5.12 in the cave due to worse rest. Brilliant route. edit: knee bar rest has been found near the top, so I would consider it more comparable to the other 5.12c's in the Tomb

This route has a sit down rest and a brief crux. Heads right to link into the last bolt and anchors of 'White Noise'

Poor feet and sustained climbing toward the top of the route.

Bottom crux is intense. Don't blow it at the redpoint crux just below the last bolt!

2nd go

Tried this route a lot. Beautiful route with great climbing. If you see this you'll want to climb it.

Just left of Ironwood. Bouldery start to much easier climbing.

Just to the right of Ironwood. 2nd go.

2nd go

Height gives a big advantage on the roof.

One of my first trad leads.

Fun, dynamic movement.

One tricky sequence and short dyno to easier climbing. Seems height dependent, but worth climbing if you are 6' and in the area. Also, they moved the bolt placement on the bottom in fall 2013, so it should make the crux safer now.

Now has perma-draws on the crux section, making this fun to climb over and over. High quality stone and sustained bottom half.

My first 5.12a. Short sequence lets up to easier climbing on a ridiculous runout. Only worth doing once, maybe good for 24HHH.

Delicate bottom section into awesome sustained climbing.

A nice crux section that includes an interesting pocket covered bulge feature.

Bouldery start to a nice jug roof. Maybe my favorite route at HCR so far.

Thin crimps with a desperate finish. Could be slightly soft.

Definitely hit this one if you are at Jamestown.