An easy start leads to a boulder problem pulling the lip of a small roof. After clipping the 2nd bolt start traversing left to an undercling flake and then lieback the flake leading to some delicate crimp moves just below the anchors.

Tortuga

Skull and Cross Bones P. 1

The Black Pearl

Monsters of the Deep

The Kraken

Phytoplankton

Irukandji Syndrome

Skull and Cross Bones

First "pitch" to the ledge of Skull and Cross Bones. Excellent warm-up up and reprieve from the stacked routes on the wall. Climb up beautiful water weathered stone to mudstone band. Start pulling hard and keep pulling until just before the ledge. Balancy moves protect the ledge.

Starting directly off the boulder that leans onto Shipwreck. This route is accessable all year long as it sits just above the high water line of the river. A difficult boulder problem opens the route to ever easier terrain leading to the anchors. The top half is made up of broken ledges so be careful in the spring after the freeze thaw cycles could losen some of the ledges.

Originally given 5.12d, repeaters have found an easier way though the crux that may not be obvious on first glance. Take this grade with a grain of salt.

The crimp testpiece of the area. This route takes the longest section of blue rock from the base of the wall to the top of the cliff climbing intricate tiny coral crimps past several fossils to a heartbreaking deadpoint. This short route packs a punch zig-zaging back and forth with only a minimal rest after the 2nd bolt followed by sustained bouldery moves all the way to the top.

One of the more aesthetic lines on the wall. Easy climbing through the bottom jugy section of the wall leads to the yellow streak. Follow the yellow streak past river polished slopers and crimps to the top before rejoining a short blunt arete in the blue rock full of deceivingly pumpy crimps to a lone pocket. From the pocket follow good edges to the anchors

Two short boulder problems seperated by a rest ledge lead to a pumpier finish than you would expect. Originally soft for the grade a break in the upper boulder problem has left it much closer to the mark, though easier now for shorter folk.

Start on the easy rock at the bottom of the wall leading to a short section of yellow rock past good horizontal cracks. The difficulty builds as you enter the blue rock past sustained crimping and some hard clips to a thank god rest jug. From the jug follow ever better crimps trending right to the anchors.

Climb enjoyable steep moves through less than stellar rock for several bolts to a ledge to mid-anchor (excellent warm-up 5.11c). From here the character changes where you begin to pull hard on bullet stone past three closely spaced bolts.

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Routes in Shipwreck Rock