Start up a ramp that leads up and left to the 1st bolt and then launch up the vertical face on positive but spaced edges. The crux is near the top and requires good balance, a cool head and faith in the next holds.

An area classic and one of the early sport routes here that showed the potential of the crag.

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Fish Out of Water

Climbs easy but interesting face that trends slightly right to a reachy crux at the last bolt; taller climbers will have an easier time at the crux.

Romp up a dirty slab to gain the obvious right- slanting crack which is followed to the top.

Might make a decent lead if someone scrubbed the lichen and added a few bolts down low.

Stem the corner past a bolt (crux) and mantle onto a ledge, then step into the splitter (5.8) and jam your way to anchors. The rock is a little rough in spots, but feet are abundant, especially higher up.

Stem and lieback to a hand crack above the A-frame roof and then up to the top of a large block - 2 stars for this section.

The climb continues up a dirty, awkward and unpleasant crack to finish - zero stars, but a better option is to move over left and finish on

Fishbone

- 2 stars.

Gear belay or belay from bolts to the right (Fish Out of Water) but make sure to set a directional for your follower.

Start directly on the arete and make crimpy moves to a horizontal and get ready for the fun above. Bearhug the arete to a crux encounter at the third bolt and finish up vertical face past several horizontals and good exposure.

Excellent moves and exposure on this route - get on it!

Hand traverse the edge of a left-slanting ramp past two bolts then cut right in an angling crack to finish.

Stem and jam the mostly thin crack to a ledge and then follow featured face to the arete of Fishbone, joining at the 3rd bolt of that route.

Awkward climbing on the arete on the far left side of the east face. Careful footwork is necessary along with interesting hand placement in order to send this tricky 5.10b.

Using the block on the right makes the climb an enjoyable 5.9 route.

Hand traverse the arete of the slanting ramp and when the ramp ends pull onto the face to the left and into an engaging sequence of thin edges on the bulging face. Once past the crux the angle eases and fun climbing on edges gains the anchors.

Angle in from the right on a slanting seam (original start) or climb directly (thinner) to reach a vertical offset seam which provides the off-balance crux. Above the crux the climbing eases to 5.11 and stays interesting to the anchors.

Interesting and unusual moves past a couple bolts lead into a flaring seam and a short bit of face at the top.

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Routes in Fisherman's Buttress - East Face