The arete is the climb. Start up a crappy pine-needle covered slab for 80 easy feet to a large tree-covered ledge. Here step up onto the obvious arête. Soon you meet a steep step. Either step right (easy) or take it direct, 5.7 or so, on kinda dirty rock. From here romp up the arete (which, once out of the trees, becomes clean, and very high quality) for a hundred feet or so, to the obvious steep step. This is about 5.8+, thin and exposed. Once past this, cruise up the beautiful arete (5.7, then slowly easing) for miles. Eventually you reach a stance/ledge and bomber cracks for the gear you did not bring. Above here, a couple short steep moves (5.7) gain much easier terrain.

This climb is a fun solo. It's had few ascents, and the holds, though seemingly solid, have not been tested very often. Climb this on a non-windy day.

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Dimetrodon

Dimetrodon is a so-so climb owing to the coincidence of some flaky rock in places and an overall lack of protection.  The coexistence of these two detractors making for an experience that might be best classified as "type 3 fun."

Yet for the completist, now that it has been done, it must be repeated....

Approach as for

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but uphill of that line.  About midway up the base line, large boulders (think cars and garages) lie against the base of the East face of The Fin.  Climb a line up the East face from this point to reach and join the South arete of this, as per

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Protection

Routes in The Fin