Generic friction climbing with the odd loose flake thrown in for diversion is what you'll encounter on this toprope problem that hopefully stays just that. Zero stars out of five.

Grain Alcohol

Cerebral Dysfunction

Ooby Dooby

Bottle in Front of Me

Distant Episode

Apple Mary

Welcome to Joshua Tree

Now Go Home

Reasonably well-protected friction/edgy face past 7 bolts leads to a bolted anchor/rap. Take a 60 meter rope to descend as the rap is about 95'.

Not a standout climb but worth doing when in the area; it makes a good warm-up climb before heading uphill to do

Welcome to Joshua Tree

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This route climbs the face about 30' right of

Bottle In Front Of Me

, starting just uphill from that route. The  climbing is fairly unremarkable on this route but the lengthy runouts do add some spice. Although this route has cleaned up some it's still quite loose and with the combination of runouts and bad rock is perhaps best done as a TR via the BIFOM anchors.

Loose and generic slab climbing that trends leftwards with the crux going from the last bolt to the top.

Destined not to be popular with it's bad bolts, bad rock and involved approach; for completists only.

This is the left-most bolted route on the Mary Worth Buttress and it starts about 20' left of

Bottle In Front Of Me

. Cruxy moves past the first bolt give way to runout but easier moves on suspect flakes and edges. Single rope rap (95') from anchors with a 60 meter rope. Two stars out of five.

Start to the right of Cerebral Dysfunction and left of the descent route for the Mary Worth Buttress. Climb up a face to reach a large, left facing flake. From the top of the flake, go up the slab to the top.

P1) Start 15 feet left of a huge left-facing corner and climb to a high first bolt. Above, sporty face moves past three more bolts lead up and right then back left to a 3 bolt anchor on a nice ledge.

A 1 inch piece can be placed under a flake on this pitch too, so keep your eyes open.

P2) Climb off the belay past a bolt then up face past several horizontals and some exciting moves to the top and another bolted anchor.

Descend the route in two (2) raps with a single 60 meter rope or longer; don't try this with anything less than a single 60 meter as the distance from the first anchor to the ground is about 100 feet.

One of the better routes in the entire Comic Book area with it's variety of moves, excellent positioning and just enough spice to make it memorable. Easily three stars out of five.

Climbs from the 4th bolt on the first pitch of

Welcome to Joshua Tree

straight up the face to the top of the crag staying independent of WTJT and

Ooby Dooby

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Best done after leading WTJT and rapping back to the first belay although it would be possible to hike all the way to the top of so inclined.

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Routes in Mary Worth Buttress