Climb easy 5th class to ledge and obvious north facing, splitter crack that faces downriver. A decent, well-protected (with the right gear) OW leads to a dirty pod up top (C1).

Pump House Crack

Rattlesnake Crack

Cinco de Mayo

Adventure with Puck

Joint Effort

Pump House Direct

Sunday Stroll

Unknown

The Ear

Texas Corner

This climb is river-right and hard to miss as you look across the river from the road just before you reach the main Pump Houe area. Look for diagnosing splitter through calcium streaks. Start atop a ledge ten feet up and climb the obvious splitter crack that diagonals the calcium streaked face. Begin with a 1" finger crack that quickly widens to tight hands (5.10) until it eventually widens farther for short OW pod (5.11). It then slims again (2") before the top. It is well worth the wet feet to get there!

Climb a short splitter through double roofs (5.11). Clip bolts as you angle right (5.10), then follow fixed copperheads through groove and additional small roof (A1+) before joining a high splitter and thin finger crack (5.10). There is a 2 bolt anchor up top.

Climb a left-facing corner under large roof just right of the start of

Sunday Stroll

. The gear under the roof is good and 5.9; pass onto the face by climbing out and right with cool exposure and enter varnished face; clip 12 bolts (5.10- for 70'). Mid-way up a 1"-1.5" crack requires a single gear placement. This is super fun and well-protected!

This obvious crack faces north and can be seen from the 'Red Rocks' Simulator Wall when looking up river.

Begin with dual, right-facing corners, placing gear and passing one protection bolt as you connect corners. Then follow a splitter through easier roof moves and pods.

Although the FA crew encountered some choss near the upper roof and cleaned it as best we could, there is still some questionable rock. The route protects well and is worth the effort with some excellent moves along the bottom half of the pitch. The switching corner moves are perhaps the best, and a single bolt protests this section well.

Climb a splitter to an angled slab crack and a 2 bolt anchor.

This awesome finger crack follows obvious splitter up the center of this varnished face surrounded by lime green lichen and plentiful foot holds.

Follow a short corner w/ good gear placements (5.8) onto short slab section w/ a single bolt for protection (5.9). After climbing 35' up and left, join a splitter finger crack for 90 feet. The crack is mostly 1" fingers with the occasional hand pod (see gear recommendations) and climbs at mostly 5.9 and easy 5.10. Near the top, the crack slims and the face holds diminish;  another bolt protects the crux (5.10+).  The anchor is visible from the ground and is located above a small pinion tree on a sizable ledge,  climber's left of the crack.

Climb a splitter to the right of

Texas Corner

to a short, right-facing corner and two bolt anchor.

Climb awesome, thin fingers in right-facing corner (5.11+), and then head up hand crack through a short roof to reach a 2 bolt anchor.

Climb an obvious, left-facing corner behind the

Sunday Stroll

buttress, and use the same anchor as for

SS

and CS.

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Protection

Routes in F. Pumphouse Left