This route is a more moderate variation of Poodle With a Mohawk.  Start up the finger crack until you reach the mini-roof. Instead of the hardman face-climb, reach around the arete to the right and pull yourself up onto the ledge.  Once on the ledge, there is a bolt to protect the move back up and onto the face, where you rejoin the crack.  Jam up the gradually widening fissure--anchors are just right of the crack, under the tree.  As an onsight this feels closer to 5.10a, but do it a couple times or get some more beta and it feels 5.9 . . . 

Poodle With a Bowlcut

Poodle With a Mohawk

Pandemic-Doodle

This is the original route on this formation, put up by Gary Rall in 1987.  starts on gear up the obvious crack below the tree, and continues in a sporty style over the face using one bolt for protection.  Once on the ledge above the bolt, you can finish the climb on gear.  Historical note: 4 inches left of the current bolt hanger, you can see where Gary placed his first on-route bolt, hand-drilled.  

This is a short, fun crack climb, going from fingers to a no-hands leg jam.  There's a good bit of wide crack to contend with at the top (I mean, it's a 30' route, so that's relative), but lots of face holds and crimps within the crack . . . if you want to cheat.  Nice anchor ledge at the top.  

This small pinnacle has a few crack-dominated routes.

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Routes in a. Poodle Pinnacle