Birdland, питч 5

POV climbing the crux pitch with the gorgeous finger splitter on Birdland in Red Rocks! 0:00 Highlight and start of climb 3:00 Placing a nut in a neat section of varnished crack 4:58 Seeing the upper headwall for the first time! 6:54 Love this slightly offset red nut! 8:51 Neat nut placement behind a constriction, then backcleaning the green C3 This amazing pitch is the reason to climb Birdland! The finger splitter is incredible, eased in, with little footholds and some handholds off to the side to make the climbing easier than it looks at first. The whole route took good gear, mostly small gear, especially nuts for the upper section. Such a great pitch! Route info: Birdland 5.7+ at the Brass Wall in Red Rock Canyon, NV. Trad route (bolted anchors), 5 pitches, 500ft. Descend by rappelling the route with a 70m rope.