An indirect and harder start to “Exit Stage Left” Sit Start below the chest high Diamond shape feature, Move up and slightly left before reaching for the left facing sloper hold on “Exit Stage Left”.  A long Pop Up move will give you access to the top edge, followed by easy moves to the shelf.John Brunson - Pop Up - YouTube Video

Pop Up

Headie

Sticky Stinky Feet

Think About It

Toy Crack

Exit Stage Left

Riot Time

Snow Flake

Reach for It

Groovy Corner

Descent

Creepy Shadows

Standing start, Tricky moves establishes you into a layback on the short right leaning and left facing sloper hold.  A long reach up will give you access to the top edge, followed by easy moves to the shelf.

Climb the face without using the left edge of the main rock or the crack of “Toy Crack” don’t fall off and hit your head on the wall behind you.

Standing start, Grab the hand hold at the base of the short vertical crack and reach over left to the horizontal in the center of the face, also used for “Reach for It” however it’s with the opposite hand.  Move up straight up the thin face.

Climb the face and midway up use the right facing edge. Finish it off to the top.

Climb the 2” crack to the top, almost no crack climbing needed.  The route is just toying with climbers who want to climb the crack.

Sit start on two opposing, side-pull crimps and work to match hands on the large rail. Using the aretes and a great heel hook, move to the good hold on the right arete, about a foot below the lip, and top out.

Step up on the right side of the in cut at the ground level, climb the face to the flake and follow it to the top.

Standing start, Move up and slightly left to a small horizontal in the center of the face, continue straight up to the top of the shelf.

Follow the 6” to 3” deep right facing corner grove to the top.  While avoiding the flake to the left that is used for the climb “Snow Flake”

This is the primary way to down climb off the shelf.  Note the pocket in the top of the shelf, and stepping down on the lower ramps to the right, moving closer to the Top rope wall.

Climb the face using the left edge of the main rock.

Gorsuch switch stands 24 feet tall and has a great gritty texture.  It offers a small collection of both bouldering and easy top rope climbs.  The taller top-rope wall on the right is low angle and offers six distinct lines with numerous variations mostly under 5.7.  The left wall is quite steep and broken by a wide shelf 14 feet up offering some easy to moderate bouldering ending at the shelf.  Higher on the right end is a 30 degree overhanging face offering a few boulder problems, including the area classic Riot Time V5.  I started climbing here and around 2009, and it’s likely others have played here prior.  It’s a small local favorite that can occupy you for a few hours.

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