When when my partner and i did the fa of the gift there were two less bolts. the one going from the slab to the clip on the bulge and the last one going to the top. i retrobolted it few years later because no one would do it . Bill called everything 11d! it probably is 12a. i know alot of climbers that have climbed it and said it felt harder than 11d. Bill Mcullough passed away a few years ago. He was an excellent climber and friend. that same year we both repointed Till the cows come home 12a The rifleman 12b and Straightedge 12a and Bill called them all 11+. A few years later he decided they were all 12.
I guess it is. it looks jim, jamie and hugh the fa's of the other routes i spoke of were not afraid of giving there routes the 12 rating. i dont think alot of climbers would object giving the gift the 12a rating.
