This route starts up a left-facing flake going to its top and then goes up a black streak. Near the top, you climb left of the black streak to the anchor.  This route feels easier than the other slab routes on the rock and gives you a good break if you save it for last. It is worth doing.

Sour Milk

Unforgettable Fire

The Green Mile

Phoenix

Half and Half

This is a fun route and seemed to be the hardest of the three 5.9 routes on the rock. The crux is about a third of the way up on thin slab moves.  Most of the holds are small on this rock, but the crux holds almost did not seem to exist.  It seemed like just smooth rock.  A 70m rope just barely gets you down, it seemed like the route was 120' long.

This climb starts by clipping the first 5 bolts of

The Green Mile

. From here, you move to the left along a ramp which is protectable in a crack. I used gear as big as a #1 Camalot on this pitch, although Jason Haas says in his book to rack up to a #0.75 Camalot. I did use the #0.75. There are bolts from which to belay. The second pitch goes up the slab above following a protruding dike. This pitch is protected by 13 bolts with a bolt anchor at the top. The pitch is fun but not too hard for a 5.9. You better like slabs if you do this climb!

This climb goes up for two pitches, and it is the second route, but first line of bolts, on the left side of the rock. The first pitch is 5.8 in difficulty with a crux above the last bolt. The second pitch is 5.9 and is about 125' long. This pitch has a lot of bolts on it. My partner and I both thought it was on the easy side of 5.9. The best holds are small, it is a definite slab climb.

This route starts up a left-facing corner protected by gear in a crack. At the top of the corner, bolts lead up a slab to the anchor. My partner and I both though this felt hard for its 5.8 rating. It did not seem much easier that the 9s to the left. Then again, after so much slab climbing, we may have been jaded. This route is as fun as the others, and you do get to play with some trad gear.

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