Friction up lower slab to a small ledge. Work small inside corner crack to the top. 

  var: 5.8+ PG: At the mid way point one can traverse right to either join Leave the Lobster or Microwave Crack.

Won Hung Lo

Micro-aid

Microwave crack

Stegosavius

Basic Crack

Leave the Lobster

Flash it

P1. Make awkward moves up the right angling crack, open dihedral, to roof, aid or try to free climb to end of roof, exit at break at the end of the roof to a slopping ledge, belay from here or continue to the top.  

  (Rumors have it that if freed it'll go at hard 5.13 or low 5.14)  

  P2. Climb short overhanging wall to the top of the cliff (5.9) 

Work parallel cracks to the first horizontal break, step up and into crack jam, lay back crack to the top. 

  Belay from tree or build gear anchor in the block just behind the tree.

Start at the face, right of the pillar, then ascend straight up to join the 5.5 face variation of Microwave Crack.

Climb crack to the right of Flash it, Fist to fingers

Bolt line in the Middle of the Microwave Slab.  

  Climb the lower slab, under the first bolt, on good holds to the first horizontal break, place gear or just clip the 1st bolt and mantle up on to the slab and follow thin flakes and edges to the 2nd bolt and 2nd horizontal break. Mantle on to second ledge and proceeded thru the upper half of the route.    

  The upper portion of this route tends to seep long after it rains, around bolt 3 to the top.

Climb the left most slight overhanging and  diagonaling crack.

The lowest and tallest cliff at the Microwave area.

Description

Location

Protection

Routes in Lower Microwave Area