This was the first route in the area and ascends the middle of the face via four pitches.  Each pitch ends at a ledge with a bolted anchor.

PITCH ONE:

Climb straight up past three shiny  bolts to a ledge that leads to a lieback crack Plug some cams and send to the next ledge with a chain anchor.

PITCH TWO:

Climb up and right via a crack.  Clip a pin and bolts through a reachy bulge (5.10).  Above this bulge, follow the ridge past more cracks, pins, and bolts to a big ledge.  Clip the anchor at the back of the ledge.  Note: there is an option at the start of this pitch to climb the cracks directly above the anchor and arch right above the bulge then follow the ridge to the top of the pitch (5.6)

PITCH THREE

. Climb the beautiful sheer face past cracks, bolts, and pins to a great ledge an another chain anchor.

PITCH FOUR

:  Walk west via the ledge and move the belay to an exposed anchor at the end of the "gang plank." Climb directly above this anchor past cracks, bolts, and edges to the top of the sheer wall and a chain anchor.

DESCENT

: via raps down chain anchors to the gulley to the west.

The Journey Home

Mud Head

Katchina

The Fools Progress

This is the left of the two sport routes on the west side of the ridge.  Climb past bolts to a right leaning crack.  Clip more bolts and arch up and right to a chain anchor.

Climb up the steep wall past bolts and cam placements then arch left to the same anchor as for Mudhead

This is a two pitch route that starts in the gulley west of the ridge and joins The Journey Home at the beginning of its fourth pitch.

PITCH ONE:

Bolts and pins up a beautiful slab to a two bolt anchor on a mini ledge/alcove.

PITCH TWO

:  Bolts and pins out a roof, up a thin face to and anchor on the "gangplank."  This routes stays in the shade longer than The Journey Home

Description

Location

Protection

Routes in Dark West Face