Grape Nut ascends the center of the ominous red face of Overlooked Pinnacle.  Start off with fairly easy climbing that gains steadily in difficulty through the first three bolts until a few small holds and a cool formed pinch are encountered.  Clip bolt 4 and start the crux, which involves some very subtle body positioning.  Pull through the the next bolt, cop a quick shake and get ready for the second half of the crux, which is more physical but maintains a high demand for technique. This continues through the next couple of bolts to a slap to a jug where the route joins Catalina 5.11+ to the chains past a couple more bolts on easier terrain. 

  This route is all about body positioning and has a plethora of holds that aren't typical for Mount Lemmon like pinches and slopers.  Despite the apparent blankness of the face, this route depends on very few small crimps.

Grape Nut

Catalina

First Lead

Overhanging face.  Balance through the bottom portion to a distinct crux.  Finish on jugs to the anchors shared with Grapenut.  Climbing directly over the 4th and 5th bolts may not be a good idea.  Upgraded hardware as of Spring 2020, thanks to our local bolters.

Short chimney to ledge, then hand crack to summit.

The Overlooked Pinnacle is a large tower just downhill from the Windy Point overlook (although it is not typically approached in this way).  It is easily seen from the approach to Hunchback Pinnacle as the foreboding red face to the right.  It is home to a couple sport and trad routes, the most obvious being the blank Grape Nut 5.13- in the center of the red face.

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Routes in Overlooked Pinnacle