Quinn Mason climbs Ya Like Jazz? (8c)

Quinn Mason, who last year sent her first 9a, has done Ya Like Jazz? (8c) in Squamish. ”Yes I do. And I really enjoyed this route too! This route climbs through a boulder in the roof to the left of Queen Bee and finishes through the B-Side dihedral. This climb deserves more attention in my opinion! On a wall full of wandering lines this one is maybe the most direct and features an incredible variety of movements.” (c) Tara Kerzhner

Can you tell us more about the ascent and what went into completing it?
I believe my ascent of this route was only its second, which is surprising because it’s such an excellent, direct line! I think it gets overshadowed by the other incredible routes on the Paradise Wall.

The opening boulder problem is a wide compression sequence through a roof, probably at least V10 [7C+], followed by an incredible sustained and technical dihedral that leads into a final, potentially low-percentage boulder guarding the chains. It took me quite a bit longer to complete the route than I anticipated, but luckily, on my first try making it through the opening boulder from the ground, I was able to take it all the way to the chains :)

How many sessions did it take and how was the progress?
I don’t know how many sessions the route took but I started trying it around a month before I sent it. The process was prolonged by having a lot of issues with my skin and being unable to try the route.