This is a tough little outing on a overhanging wall on the lower cliff band.  A series of two finger pockets lead past a handful of bolts to a two bolt anchor.  The foot and hand sequences are difficult to onsight.

The Guns I'll Never Own

Cirque du Sauve

Chapito

Salsa for the soul

One Trick Sheep

Chico

Gaucho

Burly Binkie

Esmeralda

Poposer Cowboy

The Hangman

Zorro

Huggys Pull-up

Wet Wipe aWhet

Ewenanimity

Start on large rock. Make big moves between good holds, including a great mono move.

About 10 feet right of Gaucho is a chimney with raspberry bushes in the upper portion.  Cirque du Sauve climbs the face/bulge just left of the chimney.  Stem your way up past several bolts before committing to the left face.  Climb sharp pockets and edges over a couple bulges.  Beware of loose rock on the upper half.

Very easy route.  It felt really short for 40 feet, and is kind of a lame climb.  Not as many pockets as other routes in Wild Iris, but lots of other holds.  Start to the left of the bolts, and follow a ledge, then head right about half way through.  Good beginner route or beginner leading route in the Zorro area.

So, hopefully, this is the correct route, anybody feel free to correct me if I am wrong.  The guidebook shows three routes to the left of Poposer Cowboy past the big rotten crack system with Salsa for the soul being the first of these three routes.  I looked and didn't see any route between this one and Poposer Cowboy, so I think what I am describing is Salsa for the Soul, but the photo in the guidebook for that route looks further right of what I am describing, hence my confusion.  This route starts up an easy pocketed slab (a bit dirty with lots of sand in the pockets) until you get to a bulge where the real climbing starts.  Surmount this bulge using some shallow 1 1/2 or 2 finger pockets to a nice clipping pocket below the steep headwall with a crack through it.  The crux is getting through this crack, but don't expect crack climbing skills to help you too much.  From the good pocket reach high to a sidepull/pinch/crimp then pull through to a chockstone in the crack that  you can use to clip the next bolt.  From there, The crack heads left, gets wider, and the difficulty eases up significantly to the anchors.

Obvious crux is getting off the ground, down low the wall is quite blank and options are limited.  While the first move or two are the hardest, it's not over immediately.  The start is difficult and could be frustrating, but after that it's good climbing that eases off in difficulty as you go higher.  Shorter climbers may have some issues, and you'll probably want to stick clip the first bolt regardless.

This is the other little route on the small slab on the left side of the Zorro area. Wee little pockets that are shallow and kind of techy to stand in, so that ought to warm you up pretty well for some of the harder climbing.

This is my favorite 5.10 route at Wild Iris.  The route consists of big moves between large pockets on an overhanging wall. This pumpy route ends at a small ledge, with a difficult move to clip the anchor.  Being tall helps...

Right where the trail meets the wall, this climbs up a smooth white section of wall.  Super burly right off the ground, and eases considerably after about 6 moves or so.

Another good line on the Zorro Wall.  She is not as clean as Zorro, but climbs much like it -- pumpy pockets.  The crux comes up high and involves a tricky crux just before the anchors.

From Lander Rock Climbs 2015 "About 50 feet left of the tunnel, this is a fun route"

This is one of the best 5.11 routes at Wild Iris.  There are no moves harder than 5.11a/b, but the route is very continuous.  Zorro follows a black streak to the left of Gaucho 5.10d.  The route climbs between well spaced pockets that get larger as you climb.  The route ends with a fun crack system to a 3 bolt anchor. Some of the moves may be height dependent.

The first clip is difficult to clip from the left.  I always climb up from the right clip it, and then down climb to start the route.

Fairly easy, nice 2-3 finger pockets/jugs to grab on to but not a lot of good foot holds.  Generally easiest to use the hand holds as foot holds as well, which could result in sore toes.  The first part of the climb is quite vertical, but the top section leans into the rock.

Climb up a face with a tricky mantle(crux) getting to the second bolt.

This is a short overhanging route on the lower cliff band.  Follow overhanging pockets up and right to a set of anchors.  A little easier than its neighbor to the left.

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Routes in Zorro Area