Circa Man @ Global Village - R/X Rated?

[Don McGlone]

I did Circa Man @ Global Saturday. After doing the crux and clipping the 4th bolt, I climbed jugs up to a stance, then climbed more jugs up to a stance and then finally arrived at the 5th bolt. While clipping, I realized that it probably was a grounder from about 40 ft. or so. Although the climbing after the crux was only around 5.7 or 5.8, would this not constitute a R or X rating? Or because there is lots of potential for pro between the 4th & 5th bolt, possibly the route could be deemed mixed instead of sport? Comments?

[Legion]

Definitely no fall territory up there.
I remember the 5th bolt being fairly small and rusty as well.

[finish jug]

Is circa man, (unknown) global village, in the guide book...

[Stewy911]

what type of gear would you be able to place on the route? how is the top of that thing? isnt there a huge ledge u get on before u clip the 5th bolt or is it after the ledge?

[Don McGlone]

finish jug - yea, that's it. Unknown - 5.10d**

Stewy - I didn't look at it that close, but from what I remember there was potential for an assortment of placements. A wide range of cams and maybe even nuts and/or hexes. The climbing eases up considerably after you clip the 4th bolt. Big positive iron-oxide horizontals with good stances. Fairly steep, but if you make it that far with no worries, you should be able to cruise it. Just don't slip.

[finish jug]

That climb is really cool. We didnt know it had a name so we renamed it, "cat-spider". Because while we were climbing it ( in the summer), two giant spiders, one under the first roof, and one under the second, had taken up base camp...So I took up a stick, while on the lead, to knock em down. and when they hit the ground, they actually made a noise (cause they were so big)...and somebody said from the ground that "they looked as big as cats"