Exciting Beginning.  Face climb difficult, steep, committing, unprotected rock for about 10 feet to a crack where you place your first piece.  Continue up a weird thin seam that is much harder than it looks, protected by C3s.  Continue up easy climbing to the base of a pair of cracks.  Stem and grunt up the left offwidth - it is very weird and insecure but fun!

Five Year Debate

Hoof Jam

Sky Rockets in Flight

Exciting mixed line that jumps seams via amazing patina crimps and finishes with a thin slab and scary mantle. Starts on NE aspect, left of Five Year Debate, at entrance to narrow corridor. Climb dihedral, then take the first seam up about 20'. Get good gear then traverse left and up to gain second seam. Follow this to large flake and clip bolt. Round the arete to the left and straight to the top.

If you don't want to lead Five Year Debate, this is the access route to the anchor on top.  It is a very short but very perfect hand crack.  Not worth climbing as a route in itself, basically because of the length, though it is fun.  You could also use it as a downclimb after climbing Five Year Debate but it is not recommended and spicy to downclimb.

This spire is located between several other spires in the area.  It is just below the ridge containing Death Flake Arete, Liederkranz, Limp Richard, etc, on the near side.

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Routes in Afternoon Spire