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As an aspiring 5.12 climber I'm trying to figure out what the best and or easiest 5.12A's in the red are. I know that "Wild, yet tasty", "Ro Shampo" and "Hippocrite" are popular first 5.12's but I was looking for a little more insight to some lesser traveled lines. Of course the grade of any 5.12 could be debated all day but for a legitimate, high quality 5.12, what's the best route?

Not that i've climbed it yet, but expresso over at the bowling alley in muir is supposed to be pretty easy to work out. Short(40 ft), the hard boulder problem is below the first bolt, so just bring a stick clip, the first bolt is pretty high.

easy 12a's: Crack the whip, Flying Monkeys, Wild Yet Tasty, Hardcore Jollies, Immaculate Deception

also, i think there's a top ten list of easy .12 routes in the guidebook.

Easiest 12a's include:
Immaculate deception
Crack the Whip
Avalanche Run
Berliers Bane




Best 12a:
Too Many Puppies

Easiest- means 11b/c. Pick a real 12a-

Easier 12a's:
Kick Me in the Jimmies
Manifest Destiny
Chainsaw Massacre

Cool lower 12s:
Beta-vul Pipeline
Hippocrite
Sex Farm
Check Your Grip
Nicorette
Go Easy Billy Clyde!

Don't miss these great upper 11's while your searching for that 12:
Spirit Fingers
Random Precision
Recoil
All Things Considered
Return of Chris Snyder
Velvet
Sick Puppies

what about SCAR TISSUE right beside hippocrite not that bad

der uber wrote:Easier 12a's:
Kick Me in the Jimmies

you might not want to lead this one until you're SURE you can clip each bolt. there's potential for a really nasty fall at the 4th. at least - that's what i've seen.

My favorite 12a's in descending order
Wildfire
too many puppies
break the scene
tacit
check your grip