Texas Direct is located just left of Texas Flakes and shares the same anchor.  It is your typical E-Rock slab route with positive feet and plenty of small holds as you climb (felt easier than 5.8).  Start below the Texas Flakes anchors and climb the direct line to them.  Theres no protection until your reach the ledge, so most people simply top rope it off the Texas Flakes anchors.

Texas Direct

Texas Flakes

Smorgasbord

Strawberry Jam

Texas Flakes is a great beginner's route located in the center section of the Smorgasbord Wall.  It climbs a series of large, left angling flakes to a spacious ledge with a tree.  There is good protection all along the route.  Bring some long slings to reduce rope drag, and beware of the rope getting caught behind one of the flakes.  Fun, easy climb.

Smorgasbord is located on the right side of the wall and starts in a shallow obtuse dihedral formed by the Smorgasbord wall and the Triple Cracks buttress.  The exact line that you take it up to you - there are a number of variations that are all around 5.6.  The most obvious line climbs a grass seam for about 10 feet above the slab and leads to a large flake that climbs up and left.  Follow the flake around its left side to a ledge.  Small cams protect the flake, and bring long runners to reduce rope drag.  Scramble up a few feet to a two bolt rap anchor.

Strawberry Jam marks the left side of the Smorgasbord area.  It is a large, left leaning fissure that is most often used as an easy route to the top of the dome.  Start off a large boulder and climb the deep crack to a tree at the top.  From the tree, you can either continue up to the top of the dome, or traverse right to the anchors on Texas Flakes and rap off.  The crack protects well with medium to large gear.

The Smorgasbord Area is one of E-Rock's 'hidden' areas that contains a number of fun, moderate single pitch climbs, and doesn't see much traffic.  It's a good place to visit on those crowded weekends when the other walls are mobbed with people.  It is located on the backside of the Main Dome between Center Wall and the Echo Canyon areas.  All of the climbs here are trad routes that range from 5.3 to 5.10a with the majority checking in around 5.8.  A couple have anchors, but most do not.  Strawberry Jam (5.3) provides an easy way to the summit if you want to walk off the top at the end of the day.

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Routes in Smorgasbord Wall