A delicate thin line up the slab that eases to a hand crack.

The route

Person Sitting in Darkness

follows the line to the right and crosses this route below the steepness.

Desert Senna

Robitussin

SARS

Person Sitting in Darkness

Asian Friends

Yellow Peril

Asian Sponge Bath

The start is 10 ft right of Asian Friends follow steep scoops to a low angle cracks moving a little left. The crux is a smear move at the bulge at the top.

The next left slanting crack to the left of Yellow Peril.

Good enough climb if your in the area.  Had some moves on it.

Climb up the shallow, low angle crack, step left at a short steeper section on nice patina, surmount steepness, then trend up to the right of Asian Fever staying on weaknesses but aiming for the top of the buttress. Stay right of the steeper face near the top. Get reasonable pro for the last steep move onto the steeper finish (long horizontal with better than expected feet).

Route formerly known as "Me Love You Long Time" which was lifted from a movie.  Apologies to anyone offended.

This fun climb goes up the face just right of a crescent crack ("Yellow Peril") on the left portion of the south face. Climb brown, featured rock to a bolt. Continue up slab passing six more bolts. Cracks on top for placing anchors. A fixed pin and bolt rappel station is located on a block, down and left.

This route is rated 5.8 in Vogel's Joshua Tree West guide, but it's more like 5.6.

This climbs the prominent crack on the upper left side of the face. Climb up brown face with big holds to this crack. Follow this crack to where it becomes a wide crack/chimney and follow that to the top.

The rap anchor is on a block, down and left of the top of this chimney.

Description

Location

Protection

Routes in Asian Friends Buttress