Originally Posted by big john
What is Tigertail? I would put Latigo harder than Encinal. What about Westlake, (Decker north of Mulholland), and Deer Creek would be close to the top of that list. Yerba Buena could be right below Decker. Fernwood right around Stunt, just longer.
It was late last night, and I kinda threw encinal in there. yes, its easier than latigo.
Haven't done Westlake, only driven it. Looks fun. I couldn't remember the name Fernwood, but that should be in there.
Tigertail runs off Kenter just north of the Sunset/Kenter intersection. Its three distinct pitches. 1st one is short, just a prelude, second pitch is steeper and longer, and the last pitch gets above 15%.
Other climbs I looked over...and glaring in their omission:
Mandeville. Starts off easy, progressively harder to the top.
Amalfi: Never too hard, great recovery climb