The Gym

Midnight Lightning

Likely the most famous way to exit the gym. This route climbs up the far left end of the gym's rock wall.

5c
King LineBuffless
First AscentAziziMar 10, 2025
First RedpointFooShutUpFooMar 14, 2025
First Clean AscentFooShutUpFooMar 14, 2025
Chalk Record0by FooShutUpFoo
Speed RecordOpenby Open
4Ascents
3Redpoints

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Outside of red is off-course, stay within the lines!

A beloved route, it may be the coolest way to exit the climbing gym, consider it an accomplishment to learn this one. It has 3 difficult cruxes, each will require their own practice, C2 in particular may be the hardest.

Despite terrain changes making the route slightly harder, it does not require buffs, and the old video here from previous redpointer FooShutUpFoo can still prove useful for examining the upper crux move, there are multiple possible methods, but this will show you the gist of the placement you may need:

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