Mark's Climb is a good slab problem with good feet and hands. There's only one tricky area near the beginning, but trust your feet and make it up. The top anchor placement can cause the rope to rub against the rock. Therefore, make sure your rope is following a path that minimizes rubbing against the rock. 

Mark's Route

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Mark's Variation

Namaste

Straight and Narrow

Start on Mark's Route and clip the to the second bolt. From there, head left to Namaste and follow that route up. This skips the hard 5.10 section of Namaste.

The crux of the climb is at the bottom. Once you get past the first bolt, the climb gets easier. In the middle, the are a lot of good flakes to hang off of. There is also a lot of good foot holds the whole way up. Overall a really nice laid back climb.

The crux is definitely the start of the climb. Once you make it past the first bolt, the climb becomes easier. The difficulty drops to about 5.8 after the second bolt. The hand holds in the beginning are sharp and small. Since it is a slab climb, trusting your feet is a big factor.

The crux of the climb is in the beginning. When sport climbing, you do not feel secure in till the second bolt is clipped. After the second bolt, the climb becomes easier and more friendly with holds. It is a slab climb, so trust your feet.

Mark's Wall is a small wall containing four climbs rating from 5.7 to 5.10. The beginning of each climb is the most difficult with minimal holds. The belayer may have difficulty finding a place to stand since there is loose dirt on a steep edge. Anchoring off one of the first bots or a tree is recommended. There is a pathway off to the right where the climbs can be setup by TR.

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Routes in Mark's Wall