A great moderate crack/corner climb to the top of the cliff!   

  Start midway across the Satellite Wall at an all-too-obvious left-facing corner capped by a small, but imposing roof at the top.  Climb up the corner to the roof, take a breath, and pull directly over the roof to better hold and the top.  Belay from the trees.

Gemini Dream

Audacious

Dawson's Corner

A great line with a traditional grade.  The route looks obvious from the ground, but the sequence may prove troublesome for many. 

  Gain the ultra thin crack protected by a solid pin, then move delicately up the fissure until it just about runs out, clip the high bolt, and make some difficult boulder moves to easier climbing above.   

  Similar to "Vultures" at Sundown Ledge in New Hampshire.

The most obvious and aesthetic corner climb at the Satellite!  Climb the large left-facing corner until you reach a small roof about 20 or 30 feet up.  Pull this (first crux), then continue up the corner to a cruxy top-out.  Rap from the trees.

The Satellite Wall is more developed than the main wall and it is very small compared to it's bigger brother.  The base area and clifftop are more manageable, thus descending routes/setting up TRs is possible without breaking too much of a sweat.  A few of the classic routes are  Dawson's Corner (5.7) and  Gemini Dream (5.8). 

  Many of the routes follow obvious crack systems and corners though there are a few face routes, and one spectacular unfinished project (has been TR'd, but awaits a redpoint ascent) called "Chainsaw Reaction" that tackles a razor-sharp overhanging arête.  Care must be taken on the summit of this cliff to avoid additional erosion.  Routes are described left to right. 

  (Chris Duca on Sep 26, 2011) 

Updated April 2016

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Routes in Satellite Wall