This route is named after an owl that presides in a small cave high above the water on this wall. He would fly out every morning when I arrived to work on the line. A few interesting pockets and juggy crimps get you onto the slab proper. Climb through good rock, past deep slopey ripples until a blank section on high feet. Figure it out, then, climb up under the roof and pull on decent holds and finish on the upper slab. A 35 meter rope barely reaches when belaying in the alcove.

Archimedes

Fish and Bits

Mike's Crack

Hardly Tardy Bachelor Party

El Sendero Trampero

Shatak

Astro Boy

Morning Wood

Reckless Hate

Frozen Cheerios

Ultra Pimp

Scramble up the easy, run out slab on large huecos and scoops positioning under the second bolt. The crux sequence ends at the fourth bolt. Fire past the second bolt to a series of about 6-7 moves that lands you at a quick clip at the third bolt. Hold it together and work small feet and a lock-off to another reachy face section providing a good rest jug at the fourth bolt. Switch gears on the remaining half of the route on semi-sustained 11- slab that will keep your attention all the way to the top.

Fish and Bits has been retrobolted into a full sport line. No more mid anchor either. Scramble up the intro slab through large pockets to the first bolt. From here moderate slab climbing on low angle terrain leads you up under the roof with a finger crack running through it, clipping bolts along the way. Pull the roof on good holds and cruise to the anchor.

Climb the slabby crack to the vertical dihedral halfway up, the highlight of the climb.  Continue around the right side of the chossy buttress on the left.  Decent rock.

Climb up and left, following bolts and pulling some bulges along the way.  Near the top, head into the right dihedral crack or traverse left into Ultra Pimp for a less 'heady' finish.  Decent rock.

TR might be the best option since the bolts and gear placement can be a bit sketchy in spots 

Gingerly scramble up the opening slab on pockets and broken face holds to a stance below the second bolt. Bust a sequence of crimps to a side-pull crux at the fourth bolt. Trend past a couple of features and over a tiny overhang, mostly sustained, all the way to the top of the slab.

Follow Ultra Pimp all the way up to the traverse under the large dihedral roof crack with the dead tree in it.  Instead of traversing, climb this crack.  Be careful not to pull on the tree or it may come out.

5 bolts lead you out the ceiling of the cave via the obviously line of pockets to the crux just below the craziest mantel at Trappers.   Has fixed draws minus the fifth bolt, anchors have rap rings.  Great place to escape the heat...

Climb the featured slab, maybe getting in occasional pro.  Decent rock.

Climb up into the overhanging flake, then head up and right.  After 3 or 4 bolts, head left to a cool finger crack.  Climb up right beneath the large dihedral roof crack with a dead tree in it.  Here, traverse right to another dihedral crack.  Climb it up to the anchors on the left.  Good rock up high.  Pretty good rock in the overhanging flake.

A slabby wall and vertical buttress make up this area.  Mostly good rock, but some bad sections.

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Routes in Crescent Wall