The Javelin ascends an obvious and striking flake on the right side of the Special Spot.  Pleasant moves up the initiala face lead to steep, extended laybacking and underclinging to the top of the flake.

The Javelin

Decathlon

Cracked and Peeled

Opening Ceremonies

Semi-Final

Cracked and Peeled starts in a flared crack with a couple of bolts for protection when the crack does not take gear well. The crack gets better as you ascend. The guide book says to finish up a white knobbly (slab) face protected with bolts but I couldn't resist using the awesome finger crack on the upper portion for my left hand. After that, some flakes lead to the chain anchors. Worth doing if some of the other popular routes in the area are taken.

Uphill from Javelin, find an obvious vertical finger crack leading to a ledge with a tree.  Climb an easy slab to the crack, then scale the crack to the tree.  Exiting the crack involves some suprisingly tricky jams in a flare, but other holds are available.  From the ledge a stout slab with a bolt (crux?) leads to easier ground and the anchor.

Opening Ceremonies is the far left line at Special Spot.  This is a very enjoyable route.  Climb a nice fingertip layback to a ledge, then work up to a distinctive kayak-shaped pod.  The pod is not nearly as weird to climb as it looks from its base.  From the top of the pod break right and up, eventually reaching a large knob.  Make a few moves up a final flake before reaching a critical finger pocket.

A fun climb with some variety. The crux is near the top between the 3rd and 4th bolt.

This was cleaned in 2012

Description

Protection

Routes in Special Spot