Several bolts bring you to a well-defined crux that pulls through a bulge on good holds. Some slightly dirty but mellow terrain reaches a two-bolt anchor.

Swept Away

P. B. & J.

East Country

East Face Cracks

Eastern Block

Southern Belle

Northern Aggression

Southern Comfort Straight Up

They Call The Wind Mariah

Clean Sweep

Standard Route

Southern Comfort

The route starts in a rain gully just right of a significant crack. Move up through the slab start that has been cleaned of moss and aims upward towards a flake that presents ample under cling opportunities, or stay left in the rain gully and step across to the flake. The first problem is at the under cling: move either up and left around the bulge above (easier), or over it. The next problem is 2 bolts higher with a slight bulge to work through. There are ample good holds to move through this and take you up to a small ledge where you can push straight up at bolt 9 or move right and step around as you move past bolt 10.

Good holds and foot placements abound here: insets, ribs, pockets and jugs. The route is a very nice route for those that are relatively new to lead sport climbing and are comfortable leading 5.6. The bolting is generous and the locations allow for strong foot placements while clipping.

The route parallels then joins with East Face Cracks and shares bolts 8 and 9 with that route.

Start up the scramble route ledge and you will notice bolts leading upward through a weakness in the rock. The climbing is Mostly fourth class with a short steep step that reaches a bolted anchor with a great stance. You can do this in one pitch from the ground easily, but there is an intermediate bolted anchor to break it into two. From the top anchor, you can rappel or continue to the summit.

Head up the crack that is dirty at first but turns splitter.  Awesome hand jams and stemming lead up to a final bulge that is protected by two bolts.  After pulling the bulge, scramble to the camouflaged two bolt anchor.

p1. Start on the Standard Route for ~ 20 feet then move up and right to an obvious bolt leading to a two-bolt anchor (5-).

p2. From the two-bolt anchor there are two bolt lines that lead to the summit; East Country to the left (5.7), and Eastern Block to the right (5.7).

This would be a nice route to introduce or practice multi-pitch techniques as both anchors have excellent belay stances.

May be able to combine in one pitch.

Either start low in the shallow groove with a high foot or traverse in from uphill. Either way you are aiming for the nice rib that trends up and right. Get over the first bulge and cruise up the slab using flakes, pinches, and knobs until you get to a stance below another bulge. The bolts to here are glue ins. This bulge is the crux. If in doubt use a locking carabiner on the bolt in front of your face and have a draw ready for the bolt at the top of the bulge which is just out of reach. Hunt around for solid holds (they're there), move your feet up beneath the bulge to clip the higher bolt and move up and over. Traverse slightly left and join the route Southern Comfort Straight Up. Clip two expansion bolts over the bulge. After that aim for an alcove slightly to the right with a camouflaged anchor and rap ring. This is also the anchor for East Face Cracks. You can easily toprope either route with a 60m rope.

This route has some varied climbing with fun stems, engaging face moves, and a heroic orange flake at the top.

This is an extension to the route Southern Comfort. Climb up and right above the Southern Comfort anchor and climb through the intimidating overhang. An anchor is just above.

From this anchor, either rappel or continue to the summit via a long pitch of 5.0 climbing on variable quality rock. If roping up for this summit pitch, bring some cams. The only bolt is the one just above and left of the belay anchor.

Note: This climb is easily done in a single pitch. If 5.10- is your limit, consider breaking the route into two pitches to enable your belayer to easily see you at the well-protected crux.

P1: Climb to the first bolt of Northern Aggression, then move up a few more feet until you can step left across the chimney. Ramble upward to a belay anchor on fun face holds. 5.8.

P2: Continue straight up from the anchor over a few thin moves and then enjoy moderate face climbing to the anchor. 5.10-.

This is a striking line for any crack climber to behold.  Start up the slab leading to a single bolt that will protect you as you reach the finger crack.  This crack widens significantly and bulges out to overhanging for a couple of feet - once past this crux section, continue upwards to an anchor.

An enjoyable leftward traverse up the east face of Big Rock. Follow the obvious ramp that starts left of Northern Aggression. Follow the bolts up and to a belay station. Good holds are featured along the way including solid insets and chicken heads. At the belay anchor, continue around the corner and up to a small chimney and continue up and over with some scambling to the summit.

Southern Comfort is a well-protected easy climb that begins at the toe separating the south and east faces.

It is fun for the grade and also can be used to gain access to the ledge where the south face anchors are located if you want to set up TRs.

From there you could top rope Southern Comfort or Crown Royal to its left (which is new and recently bolted but still a little grungy but will clean up with use).

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Routes in East Face