Cactus Crack ascends a fun, beginner crack.

Cactus Crack

Eagle's Edge

Shag Now

Innocent Bystander

Dr. Evil

Big Boy

Lucky Charms

Mini-Me

Fat Bastard

The Queen B

White Rabbit

Special Sauce

Drop In

Clandestino

Miss Earth

Number 2

No Iraq Attack

Head Games

Hang Loose

Climb fun edges and face holds past two bolts to a 2 bolt anchor.

This one offers some good exposure pretty quickly off the ground.  Move up bolts trending right towards the arete, then continue up to the anchor.  The crux is down low a couple bolts up before gaining the arete.  It has a crappy belay area.

Climb past three bolts to a two bolt anchor.

Start with a hard, undercut, deadpoint move.  Clipping the first bolt is easier when it is knee level.  The rest of the route is great fun with spicy bolt spacing up to the anchors.

The crux for me is at the start. A nasty sidepull/pinch with a small crimper with a BIG left foot up. After that it gets technical with the biggest thing being working out the movements. A really good climb with a lot to offer.

Climb the arete with the bolts to the left.  Also, you can climb up to the left of the bolt line for a couple bolts before moving to the arete.  It is a little runout to the anchors, but it is on easier rock.

The first crux is located 10 feet up. It consists of a power move up to the left.  The second crux is a more technical move just below the top. It is a longer move to high pocket next to chains. This is a fun climb for beginners or a good warm up for advanced.  It has good holds and good rock.

This is a super fun, steep hand and finger crack that finishes wide.  This can get way dirty after storms.

Climb up big holds on steep rock for three bolts before an easy runout to the

Big Boy

anchor.  It is dirty sometimes.

White Rabbit is a wild, short, bouldery route with a sidepull and crimp crux.

This is a handcrack without protection to start.  Halfway up it moves to left under an overhang to join up with route to left. From that shelf, go up and over to large pockets and the anchors.

The crux is probably getting off the ground, but once climbing the route stays thin and interesting up the corner that leads to the anchor.  The route starts with a 5 foot tall undercut before getting any good holds.

Clandestino is a short route with some crimps and sidepulls.

Start up 2 bolts then climb into some fun jams and finger locks.  It is fun and has good stances for the one or two placements before the anchor.

The crux is the power move about 8-10 feet up. It has tricky hands.  This is a stemming corner with a good amount of technical features.

This has good sandstone.  The crux is about halfway up.  It has anchors at the same point as the route to the right.

This is a fun route left of a fun hand crack.  It starts steep with some techy moves trending left onto the face then a nice rest before a stiff roof with good holds to the anchor.  It has good variety for its length.

Start at an undercut section of rock, go up a tricky corner, then go left and over a roof (likely the crux), then some cool knobs get you to the anchor.

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