This route is located about 50' left of

The Bong

and starts off a wedged flake which forms the left side of a small corridor.

Chimney up and onto the wedged block to reach the first bolt which is a little high and then continue up the lumpy face above past two more bolts to the top.

Gear belay about 40' back and then walk off down and left.

This forgotten route sat for many years with rusted 1/4" hangerless bolts, and was rebolted to provide another fun, easy route for the area.

A Walk on the Beach

Use It or Lose It

Hoblett

Bonglett, The

The Bong

Ballbury

Crux is definitely getting off the ground.  Randy has this as 10c I'd say IMHO it's the first move that's 10c.  Once your on the formation I'd say no more than 5.9 friction.  Two bolts the run out to section you can get a cam in.

A very short, fun, hand crack with an overhang

A fun face climb, with a short crux section, and runouts on 5.7/5.8 climbing

Approach: Probably several. The easiest I've found is to locate Hobbit Roof at the base of the backside (west face) of The Blob. From here, scramble up gully to the right to the base of the route.

At 5.4, The Bong is a fantastic first trad lead and as well as an excellent free-solo. It offers excellent jams and is easy to protect. The crux is a small "roof". Beyond the crux, the angle lessens and it's straight-in jamming to the top. Once on top, a large boulder sits directly in-line with the route and offers a quick and easy anchor using a section of the rope or a long piece of webbing.

To descend, walk to climber's left and downclimb low 5th class terrain with big face holds. This will deposit you about 50' left of the base of the route. Some sideways chimneying will bring you back to your packs. (Note: it might be better to lower off first-timers from the top of the route).

The climb starts with a right-facing flake.  You then move onto a thin face, with a fair runout on the hard moves.

Description

Location

Protection

Routes in The Blob - North Face