This enjoyable route climbs the center of Moonshine Dome's south face and goes at a surprisingly moderate grade.

Easy climbing up broken rock (optional gear to 2.5") leads to the first of three bolts which power over a small roof on huge jugs. Higher, easy slab climbing past a possible gear placement (0.04") gains the top and anchors.

Easily done as a sport route with only quickdraws, but if climbing at the grade the additional gear might be nice.

Mule Kick

Cool Water

Skull Cracker

Prohibited

Start 20 ft. right of Skull Cracker. Traverse left under the large roof to the wide crack above.

Climb the splitter over the bulge. I believe this is the crux. Once over the bulge continue along the crack using positive face holds.

This is a fun and challenging hand crack, one of the better trad lines in the Pinnacles.  To the right of Mule Kick, there is an alcove with a divergent crack system.  Start up for about 10 feet, then follow the left-slanting crack.  Approaching the roof of Mule Kick, transition into the right-slanting crack and follow this to the top.  Use the bolted anchor for Mule Kick.

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Routes in Moonshine Dome