The North Rib is the easiest route on Window Blind Peak, but it is a full day and no giveaway.  The climbing is hard for 5.7 with questionable rock and gear.  Very much an adventure route.

Start from the highest point on the east side of the prominent rib between the window blinds - this rib is the sun/shade line in the morning light.

P1: Climb an excellent 5.5 corner that deteriorates to loose and sandy 4th class after 60 feet.  Pass some belay slings around a shrubbery, and work out a belay in the notch below the upper steeper part of the rib.  90', 5.5.

Alternatively, i've seen reports of people climbing up to the notch from the west side.  Didn't look terribly appealing looking down that pitch though, and the Bjornstad guide says it is harder.

P2: Climb discontinuous flaring cracks and sandy slabs up the wide blunt rib.  The climbing and gear are more difficult than it looks from the belay.  After around 150' you reach some tat around a chockstone in a shallow chimney.  With a 70 meter line you can keep going to some tat around a tree at the top of the shallow chimney.  150-200' 5.7.

P3: Climb up the shallow chimney if you stopped at the chockstone tat.  Do some easy scrambling to another short headwall, and either climb it directly or scramble out right on 4th class ledges to an enormous ledge system.  50-100', easy 5th class.

Unrope(and change into approach shoes) on the huge ledge system and move west around the side of the peak for a few hundred meters until you reach an easy 4th class gully system that reaches the summit plateau.  The magnificent summit plateau is expansive, and is a wonderful place to spend time.

Descent: Reverse the route to the top of P3.  We did a short rap off some tat on a tiny bush to get down the short headwall to tat around a better shrub.  From there, make a double rope rap(60 meter ropes are fine) to the notch belay area.  Downclimb to the tat around the shrub 10 feet below the notch, and make a short single rope rap to the ground.  We had no trouble pulling the rope on the long rap, but we got the knot down as far as we could and were very careful about how we routed the rope.

There are chains near the summit plateau gully and also 50 feet or so right of the tat at the top of the long rappel.  They might be better(the bushes are not the most confidence inspiring things i've ever rappelled from), but you would be a long way from the start of the route.  I have no idea what those raps are like so caveat lector.

Window Blind Peak - North Rib

West Point Spire - Snakes and Arrows.

Approach from the San Rafael campground as for Window Blind Peak. Route find through first big cliffband and then traverse right (west) below Mother Hubbard's Shoe to the far west end of the formation to West Point Spire.

P1. The route begins up the centre of the SW face up a thin crack to two pro bolts, then move left on a ledge to a wider crack that leads to a good ledge and double bolt belay. 100' C1 5.8 (this pitch should now go all free as any loose rock has been removed)

P2. Climb the corner 5.5 passing a large block on your right, and go over the top of block to the base of summit block and double anchors. From here a couple of moves to nice summit. 50' 5.7

Summit register in cairn. Rappel the route.

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Routes in Window Blind Peak Area