There are anchor bolts above the right edge of the upper right side overhangs.

I have no idea how hard the climbing is. The 5.11 rating is uninformed speculation.

If you know anything, tell us.

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Ack!

Thbbt!

Sylvester

Bill the Cat

This hairball of a ‘project’ (more of a fantasy as I have not even attempted it) lies somewhere right of

Ack!

If you climb it first, you could name it something else, but why would you?

Ack! is a 5 bolt alternate finish to

Bill the Cat

. It has such a different character that it gets its own name.

Start on the second pitch of either

Bill the Cat

or

Sylvester

. Clip the bolt over the big block at the left margin of the overhangs. Stay in the corner for a few feet until you can traverse right on foot/hand rails above that bolt. The obvious holds are long reaches. Explore the options left & right to solve the route.

P1. Start 10 feet left of the dihedral’s corner. It's 5.6 for the first 15 feet, then it's 5.4 for the next 50 feet. There is a second 5.6 move just below the belay.

P2. From the anchor, move slightly right, and start up the low-angle arête. The first move is probably the 5.5 crux. Cruise the bolts to the 2 bolt anchor.

This is a 2 pitch 5.6.

On P1, the start is the steepest/hardest.

P2. Climb the face above the anchor. Slightly right of the bolts is easier. Slightly left of the bolts is a bit harder. This is the most technical part of P2. Above the face, pull up onto the big block at the left margin of the overhangs. While standing on the block, clip the bolt just around the corner high and right. This bolt (which is the start to

Ack!

) will prevent some rope drag. Step left onto the face, and continue up the corner to the two bolt anchor.

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