8 Lock is located on the far right side of the Ragnarock boulder and is distinguished by a large flake at it's base you must climb to access the main crack.

This is an awkward left leaning finger jamming test piece for the area which gets easier the higher you go but not by much. 8 Lock is a short route, but great for developing the skills needed on longer routes elseware. There is an anchor on top for setting up a TR but it's a bit difficult to reach from the top.

8 Lock

Bohab

Ragnarok

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Poverty Porno

Bullet Ride

Felcher

Cardinal Sin

Start on Ragnarok and about 25ft up, switch from the main crack to the one above so you can look around the corner to the right. Spot the bolts, some knobs and make a wild overhanging move onto the face out right. Now climb on sustained mid 5.10 knobs past several bolts until the angle backs and the climbing becomes much easier.

Too bad this thing isn't longer, because it's a splitter strait in crack going from tight hands to bomber hands. Great place to take the n00bs to gain some hand jamming skills. There is a two bolt anchor on top for setting up a TR.

This route is an obvious splitter lieback in a bright orange corner. The first 50ft is an awesome 5.9 fingers to tight hands lieback, then you have two options. Move out left under a thin but well protected tips undercling (.10a/b) until you can work your way up onto lower angle terrain and knobs, or go direct and attack the awkward bombay chimney (5.10b)above.

This route has a preplexing start and follows a line of knobs throuth a green field of carpet moss up an otherwise uninteresting wall of big features. If this route were cleaned up it might not be so bad once you cheat your way through the 5.11+ slab start. Decent 5.9 and 5.10 moves to the top are obscured by the thick layers of moss and lichen. I guess it'd be worth a TR if you're already set up. But anyone challanged by the upper 4/5ths wont have a chance in hell of doing the start, and anyone capable of doing the start will quickly become bored with the easy knob field above.

Even though the start is 5.11+ to the first bolt, I give this route a 5.10a to represent the rest of it.

Poverty Porno climbs directly up the center of the big slab on Ragnarok Dome. Start up the same preplexing start of Carpet Muncher but follow the line of bolts left after the first bolt. This thing is thin powerful moves between good spots to clip but maintains a fairly sustained consistancy all the way to the chains. Your gonna need some fancy footwork and a good pair of new "crisp" edging shoes wouldn't hurt either.

A pretty difficult move (crux) gets you established on the route, then it's mantles an highsteps between knobs to the top.

Cardinal Sin starts on a short flake and steps onto a slab full of crimps and knobs. Work your way up through a mantle then one more move past a bulge gets you to the chains.

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Routes in Ragnarok Dome