P1: Clip a couple bolts then head left into a layback flake.  Climb this until it seems like it's going to disappear, then head right over a small roof, where you will find another bolt. 

  P2: Move over easy slab with bolts. 

  P3: The crux.  Move left from the belay up a steep arete into a corner.  Move right out of the corner over steep ground to clip a couple bolts.  Then head right again and up.  Finish back to the left over steep jugs to a chain anchor.

Vortex in a Can

New Age Rage

Freedom

Located about 50ft Right of "Vortex in a Can"   is a beautiful finger tip Left facing dihedral which is accessed by some crappy face climbing on choss w/ poor pro- 30ft goundfall likely. The face climbing is not too difficult til you try to access the dihedral which is the crux! the second pitch is an unremarkable corner, a bit loose. The final pitch is pretty nice: fingers and hands to an akward but fun roof. It's easy to TR this route after climbing Vortex.

Pitch 1: (5.11-) Climb a widening crack - thin fingers to fists. Rappel from here, or continue: Pitch 2: (5.6) Scramble up the low-angle face to the summit, then rappel from "Roker" anchors to the left.

South Mesa proper. Includes south, east, and west walls and attached formations.

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Routes in South Mesa