Easy climbing up ledges gains a stance below a bulging wall split by a seam. Powerful and tricky moves over the bulge are the crux, but once established on the face above a short section of steep slab (5.10+) guards the anchors.

Short but engaging, this route packs a lot of quality climbing into a short package and makes this a route worth seeking out.

Firing Line

The Peacemaker

A Good Day to Die

The Showdown

Silver Bullet

Shootin' Blanks

Ricochet

Pistol Whipped

Hang 'Em High

Dangling Derelict

Hair Trigger

A short section of easy face gains a ledge at the base of the block proper. Pull onto the deceptively steep face above, jam or face climb around a short section of hand crack and then tackle the finishing bulge (crux) on rapidly diminishing holds.

Short but demanding in nature, this route isn't in the bag until you clip the anchors.

An easy start up nicely featured rock leads to a scooped out area and then a prominent horizontal below a smooth headwall.

Crimping your way over the headwall and then getting established above.is the crux, and the airy feeling adds to the excitement.

Start in a left-facing corner and work up to a ledge then wander up and right across the face finishing in a chimney behind the block with

Silver Bullet

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A lower face section (5.10+) gains a stance below the crux headwall where small but positive crimps lead up a slightly overhanging wall to a hidden finishing jug at the top.

Fairly continuous in nature throughout with fun moves and good protection. The anchor needs to be lowered however to prevent undue rope damage.

Climb the prominent rounded arete up and left to anchors at the top of the block. The climbing is decent but feels somewhat awkward and is not on par with the other routes here.

Start just left of

The Showdown

and climb plated face up to a steep but somewhat chossy double crack system. The crux is most easily accomplished if a hand jam but the rock is well-featured and can be face climbed as well. Once past the crux, finish up and right with an easy bit of slab to anchors on a ledge.

There are some good moves on this climb, but the choss factor and lack of continuous climbing detract slightly from the overall quality.

This is the left-most bolted line on the Pistol Whipped Wall and despite first appearances goes at a moderate grade. The route starts on a short right-slanting ramp system that leads to a flake and then up past several horizontals to reach a steep headwall capped by a slanting dike.

Well protected with an airy feel, this is a good warm-up for the harder lines here and is a recommended climb for the grade at this area.

Climb a smooth, vertical face with edges (crux) to a sloping ledge and then tackle the slightly overhung and juggy headwall above finishing on a ledge with anchors.

A section of face climbing gains a right-facing flake which leads to a ledge and finish with a section of steeper face to anchors shared with Ricochet.

This is a short but striking roof crack situated at the extreme left end of the Pistol Whipped Wall and about 100' left of the route

Ricochet

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A short section of slab gains the crack in the roof, where good hand jams lead up and over the lip and to a pine tree belay at the top. Easy walk off to the climber's left.

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Routes in Pistol Whipped Wall