Original Faubus Fables starts on the northeast corner of Mingus.Sit Start on an obvious under-cling and work up the broken arete to the triangular cutout top-out.Follow a line straight up and avoid using the steps to the right (that's Beneath The Underdog).Namesake: youtube.com/watch?v=QT2-iob…

Original Faubus Fables

Haitian Fight Song (Low Sit Start - RIP)

Myself When I Am Real

Moanin'

Beneath The Underdog

Separately, the cruxes of Haitian Fight Song and Faubus Fables are enough to spit many a pebble wrestler back to the dirt and exhaust their power stores.Combine both cruxes by a natural line in the rock - you're going to be Moanin'.Sit Start in Faubus Fables, gain the horizontal crack, traverse left, and enter the top half of Haitian Fight Song!Namesake:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__OSyznVDOYMoanin' FA is Open.

Haitian Fight Song - immediately noticed when you're standing beneath the overhung face.Strong grippy moves to the top. A string of V3 moves enters a sloper rail and blank section - the climber’s commitment, flexibility and bag of tricks will make this section feel very different in difficulty person to person or even day to day. A rush!This Low Sit Start was sent by John Lozano but later the holds broke off. RIP. You can see where they used to be. :( Now, sit start from layback on the crack - this should accommodate nearly any height just fine.Cue up there namesake song and post a vid of how you managed the crux! youtube.com/watch?v=N3xfIB3…

Myself When I Am Real can be seen on the northern face of Charles Mingus, where the ledge comes down, the right side. Follow this right edge up to the ledge.Work feet and mantle onto the ledge. Top-out immediately or traverse left and choose your top-out - this is jazz man, improvise.Becoming known as "The Scariest V1 in the Refuge"Namesake: youtube.com/watch?v=nCK6Feq…

Beneath The Underdog is the easier version of Original Faubus Fables and allows the use of the two steps out to the right instead of gritting one's teeth and making it up the straight burly line of Fables.This may be a good way to practice the topout or enjoy some laps if the crack or powerful liebacking of Fables is just too much.

34.746250, -98.525016From the base of Lower Mount Scott: Head south along the crag wall and keep looking to the east. You will begin seeing larger boulders and a definite talus runway. Down below this talus slope you will see a BIG brooding rock with his back to you - That's Mingus.Charles Mingus has been waiting patiently in the woods. Waiting for you to bring your A Game - and a few pads.Mingus' charm and demanding, mercurial personality is well documented - he's got a few pieces lined up that he wants to see you play, to see if you can stick around, if you can hang.

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Routes in Charles Mingus