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Death in the Afternoon – 5.12a

Canada > Alberta > Bow Valley > Grotto Canyon > Hemingway Wall

23m / 75ft, 7 bolts

Description:

Starts off the ledge for 3 bolts before gaining the large break in the left side of Hemingway. A technical boulder above makes the main crux.

Recent Sendage:

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katiereid

_2025-09-09
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Erik

_2025-09-09
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thomaslong

_2025-08-18

Interesting crux sequence on techy slab. Lowkey shocked I stayed on the wall.
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Pablo Nicolaou

_2025-08-02

Classic climb! Cool crux!
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luigilui

_2025-06-29

3rd go, first time sending a 12a in one session! Did the direct start, feel more correct for the grade than climbing the ramp for 3bolts. I guess that should be the correct way? Idk. Much easier than Sensoria haha.

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Alex

_2025-06-24

Warm up for harder projects
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curtish

_2025-06-18

Very fun face climbing! Easy start leading to a cruxy section ending with a ledge and MEGA JUGS.
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Albert Martino

_2025-06-13

Two bolts of 12a separated by flowy moves. Absolutely love the crux, 10-12 technical movements around a small area.
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troymartel

_2025-02-06
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Cameron Mahler

_2024-10-15
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Yoshiki Hashiyada

_2024-07-05
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yuji yodogawa

_2024-06-13
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Ned Schneebly

_2023-06-05

2nd go, first 12 in the BV!
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Kris Yavorsky

_2023-05-25

Tricky crux
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Etienne Lebrun

_2023-05-13
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Jessica Nusse

_2022-10-09
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Brendon Graves

_2022-09-01

Finally….! Revenge after decking on this last season.
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Nathan Ness

_2022-08-08

Cruxy for two clips. 5.8 beneath, 5.10+ above. Still, I loved the crux traverse. Second go.
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siena_m

_2022-07-04
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Nic Groulx

_2022-06-28

Felt a bit easier than the one to the right, probably because it’s a single short crux, which was quite sequency. Went as straight as possible (slightly to the left) after the second bolt. Enjoyable climb if you like crimps.
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dopamineadvocate

_2022-06-08

Should've been second go. Foot popped. Felt VERY easy.
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Kenzie Beeman

_2022-06-08

YAY! Nice to send something at Grotto - the hardest crag in the world hehe
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Alex Russell

_2022-06-07

Pulled off the ramp at the 2nd bolt. Felt stiff for the grade. Technical, sequency cruxes.
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Spencer Smith

_2022-06-02

Connor sent too!
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pheney

_2022-05-26

1st try today with Scott’s beta after trying sometime last spring
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Jonny Coe

_2022-05-21

Easier of the two Hemmingway classic 12a's. Short-lived crux, easy to sneak around if you find the right beta.
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Danny Poceta

_2021-08-18
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Matt Simmonds

_2021-08-13

Been project shopping this summer. Glad to take down one of the 12's. Awesome season so far!
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EWoodside

_2021-06-18
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Jeremy Rho

_2021-06-02

Second go! With a very straight forward beginning and finish, this routes grade is really pulled by the crux right after the first large rail! Trusting your feet and having a lot of skin is necessary.
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Simon Yamamoto

_2021-05-23
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ethanmurray

_2021-05-22

the boulder is fun, and once you sort the beta it’s chill
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Kim Appleby

_2021-05-12
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Sam Wall

_2021-05-07
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ptarchuk

_2021-05-03
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ericazhu

_2021-05-03

Cool boulder move through crux
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Dan Beland

_2020-11-03

Went direct above 2nd because it seemed cheeky to deek way out left. Looks like that's what most people do though.
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keenanr

_2020-08-29
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duncangregson

_2020-08-22

First 12a! Techy and fun!
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BlazeGreene

_2020-08-18

Used the ramp to get to the 2nd ledge, not sure if it counts
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Sean Whelan

_2020-08-01

a short lived crimpy crux
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Ysbrand N

_2020-07-02

Contrivance
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jordanchow

_2020-06-15
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Dani Metcalfe

_2020-06-14
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jonnymoir

_2020-06-09
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Marcus Holm

_2020-06-03
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Andrew Hamill

_2020-06-02
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James Bull

_2020-05-24
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Spencer Bethel

_2020-05-24
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Matt Sourisseau

_2020-05-16

Total surprise, was expecting a sandbag!
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andrewmuldoon

_2020-05-04
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Leah Kent

_2019-08-30

Crimp strength is a good thing to have for this techy face climb crux. Cool movement. Very hard for me mentally and psyched to send
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Michelle Lee

_2019-07-01

At least I got to try this since the proj was soaked!
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adamcurrie1

_2019-06-29

Really fun intro to 12a slab climbing at Hemingway.
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Joel Freund

_2019-06-05

Felt much easier than Earnest. Doubly so if you're tall
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Katie Bertram

_2019-06-04

Wish the top was more like the bottom... Still fun!
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Matthew Topham

_2019-06-04

Super sick route, my style, first 12!
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Sam Carr

_2019-06-02

Retro flash. Fun route
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noekapuscinsky

_2019-06-02

First 12a second go
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hunterlee

_2019-06-02

Really hard if you're short
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Andy M

_2019-05-14

Crux sequence is awesome, wish there was more of it. First BV 12a
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Andrew Forster

_2019-05-09
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Maddy Marchuk

_2019-04-20

A couple cool sections of climbing. Only had my Solutions for shoes....my feet have never hurt so bad.
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tandymalmstrom

_2018-06-13
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Nick Theriault

_2018-06-10

Took a solid 3 trys, basically one hard move.
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dklatt

_2018-06-01
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unknown climber

_2017-08-06
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JD

_2017-05-09

Pull crimpy underclings and sidepulls through the crux. Not very interesting elsewhere.
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Johannes

_2016-04-03
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Zach Geisterfer

_2015-03-29

Super interesting and cool crux sequence! Third go after a decent flash attempt and a miserable second one
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Daniel Anhorn

_2013-07-26
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Jonathan Van Huis

_2013-07-10
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Mihoko Tani

_2013-07-09
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Mason Tessier

_2013-07-06
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Zach Watson

_2013-05-05
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Francois Bergeron

_2011-05-02

I tried it at least once every spring. It had to work eventually.
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Joel Labonte

_2009-06-05
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Olivier Matte

_2008-06-14

f.cking hard
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Taylor Hertzsprung
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coffeepoweredknut
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Anonymous User
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coryrogans

Techy boulder problem, good for tall people
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brendanmccallion
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Jaredg

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