Unprotected slab moves to an obvious stance gain the first bolt and then steep continuous smearing past the second bolt concludes the crux at the obvious jug; thoughtful friction above leads to anchors. Two stars out of five.

Slab Rats

Pencil Cholla

Teddy Bear Cholla

Manzanita

Jumping Cholla

Ocotillo

Desert Five Spot

Prickly Pear

Force of Nature

Wax (aka Nature of the Beast)

Nature Walk

Climbs a crack that passes along several large depressions in the rock to the left end of a ledge and on to the top.

Climb a thin crack to reach a left-slanting crack/flake, follow that for a distance and then head up a thin vertical crack that splits the headwall above.

Face climb up to a thin dike and the face above with minimal protection. Can be top-roped from anchors on

Jumping Cholla

.

This is the obvious dike/crack system in the center of the formation. A very easy route that is useful as a down-climb from neighboring routes.

Low angle slab paddling leads to a somewhat steeper finish that makes it a bit more interesting.

Two bolt anchor on top but not set up for rappelling so use anchors on

Slab Rats

to descend or down-climb the dike in the middle of the formation.

Slabby climbing that links a series of pockets/pods and stays independent for it's entire length.

Face climb past a right-arching overlap and then a horizontal crack to reach the obvious zig-zag crack that splits the upper face.

This top-rope problem parallels

Nature Walk

to the right as it connects face climbing with several depressions in the rock.

Climbs the narrow steep slab right of the obvious crack/dike (

Manzanita

) by means of thin friction and the odd edge. One star out of five.

This is the left-most route on the Nature Trail Wall and features well-protected smearing on good rock. Gear belay and walk off, although the easiest descent is to downclimb

Manzanita

, the obvious dike/crack which splits the center of the formation.

Mistakenly listed as "Prison Blues" in the Bartlett Y2K guide.

Description

Location

Protection

Routes in Nature Trail Wall