Urusiol start in a hand crack to a funky offwidth to a hands roof, then onto the first pitch anchors on fingrs to hands. Some delicate climbing and cautious gear placements required moving through and just past the roof section. I took a 20 footer on the FA. The gear held fine.

Urushiol

Brother's Bond

30% Chance

The Day I did the FA I brought two of my boys to give my pregnant wife a a mu h needed break. They absalutely had a blast. I figured since Porter's Pillar was named after one of their little brothers, I'd keep the theme going. It's a thin hand crack that protects well. There is a short dirty and slabby aproach pitch that leads to a right facing dihedral. Brother's Bond climbs a thin crack that stops 30' up, then protected by a bolt, transitions to the main crack to a belay ledge.

This route will someday soon be the first summit route not because of its asthetics, but because its the path of least resisance. Though for now is only 1pitch. Stemming gets you most of the way then its protected by a short, thin, left facing corner.The finishing move could  be described as a beached whale. Ill just call it a mantle, as someone with less style may choose a less graceful mean of attacking and overcoming the final obstical.

This area has a lot of potential. It's Winslow Wall type rock with amazing features. It has splitter lines and is very secluded. No one will see you till you top out and most likely no one will even be around to see you top out. The Garden is on a shelf  of sorts and was an awesome place to discover. I very much doubt man had ever been up there before, or at least i like to think that. Routes will be anywhere from 1-3 pitches long.

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Routes in Hidden Garden