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Yea, it may be a bit hot to work in the summer.
Your best bet for the summer would have to be Stunning the Hog at Left Flank. It'll stay pretty cool in the summer heat.

Go for the High Hard One, or Team Wilson. Deep shade on the Under tow.
High Hard One is light for the grade, the Wilson is probably stiff for the grade, but oh what routes. Be prepared for a long and enjoyable committed relationship with them. They both have the awesome cruel joke finishes. I have to get my psych yp to just think about them.

thanks guys. i'll have to try a couple and see how they feel.

How could I have forgotten about Team Wilson??? It is good, and Lurk you dont know what you are talking about, it is soft 12d proabbly solid C

steelworker might be c but it's brilliant!

I might not know what I am talking about, but a Spanish dude here last year onsited the Undertow in a day and swore Team Wilson was the hardest route on the wall.

Did he happen to do Team Wilson last? Hmmm.....

Undertow Wall (Team Wilson) and the Dark Side (Shanghai, Mind Meld) are both shady places (and you'll need a lot of shade to climb 12+ in the summer). I always thought Tuna Town was 12b/c (and one my favorites).

Avoid the GMC Wall in the summer at all costs. True, Snooker and 8-Ball are two of the very best at the Red but it's a cold weather cliff.

Phantasia is also classic and shady but very hard. It has a sloper hold at the crux that may be hard to wail on in the heat.

Funk Rock (Orange Juice) will be very very hot.

Left Flank (Stunning) might be OK (depending on tree coverage) and that route is easy for the grade. Dinosaur will bake.

And to echo Lurk's sentiments, I was at the Lode with the Spaniard (and his shredded wife, too). It was actually over 2 days. Martone and I watched in awe as he onsighted Hoofmaker after multiple other pitches. He said The Team was the hardest (I don't even think he had a guidebook)... He was also one of the most low-key, humble climbers I've ever met.

Good luck.

looks like i'm most likely to try-stunning the hog, phantasia, tuna town, and the dark side. maybe see you guys there.