Mennonite Assassin

Mennonite Assasin is a flowy slab climb up the middle of Chicken Boots wall - start low at the beginning of the slab and work directly to the jug and the seam that runs from 4 o’clock to 10 o’clock. Here, left off the deep water streak, work the crux section of thoughtful slab moves to gain some jugs. Two separate sequences go around the same grade but require different moves (fun in-line footwork or a combination of smears and pulling in a marginal slimper).All but the tallest of climbers will have to commit to exciting footwork to gain the jugs that lead to easier climbing. Continue up the middle of the slab on perfect smears and edges.The Trad Lead would definitely qualify as R and then continue on micro cams, micro nuts, and finger gear but an easy TR can be setup on the left side of the roof at the top as you approach.Great rock, satisfying jugs and incuts and as much or more height than many climbs. With the short approach and easy TR anchor setup, this is a definite bonus climb to Mount Scott and the top parking lot.A common theme in some of the historical Wichita climbs is that if a hard section is within 15’ of the ground it is somehow ignored and the rest of the easier climb carries the grade - that is a generational holdover not maintained here. If you can’t do 5.8-5.9 slab moves (temperature variability), you won’t get up this wall, so even though the upper 55-60’ is a victory lap the line is still a 5.8-9. Just enjoy the sequence and dance up this wall! No silly sandbagging pretext here. 

(34.7458172, -98.5342483)Middle of the slab. Low point to high point.

Micro cams, small nuts, finger cams and a #5