5.9X

Unknown 5.3

Unknown 5.9

Mist

Dark in Bad

Bookends

Wasp Flake

Sunny Daye

Scrambled Brains

Freddie's Dead

This climb leads up the face right of the Wasp Flake ramp to a notch in the shallow roof above. The roof, or the face just below it, is the crux.

An alternate is to head left above the ramp to the right side of the large flake and then straight up left of the roof. Top out the same as for Scrambled Brains.

The crux is at the start. Move up (usually left and up since the orange slab at the bottom is slick) to the "woogedy" (short jagged crack). Then move up the face to the top of the buttress and continue on easier climbing to the top.

The woogedy should take some good pro, as long as you leave room for your hands and feet.

This is usually done on top-rope after leading the 5.3 corner.

This is an arched corner/crack to the right of the buttress that dominates the left side of the main wall. The crux is the first couple of moves, and then there is a bit of 5.6ish face above the ledge.

The route starts below a left facing corner and follows the inside of the corner up to a set of double bolts. There are ample opportunities to place gear along the way. At the end of the corner, climb the face up to the anchors. The route can be ended here.  Or, clip the anchors, and head straight up another short, steep wall to the top of the rock and belay using a tree. If straight up seems daunting, then head up and left to a tree belay.

Rappel from the dual anchors if not climbing the route to the top. Or if finishing the route rap off of a tree down to the anchors and finish rappelling using the anchors. You can also walk off left from the top.

This fun lead starts on Wasp Flake, but heads straight up where Wasp Flake continues left at the top of the ramp. The crux is the face climb just above the ramp to the first ledge on the right above the roof (see Mist).

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