This is a great route with good climbing the whole way. The layback in the upper half of the route presents a fun challenge. It is still a bit dirty but will clean up nicely with traffic.

Beware of loose blocks at the top of the route.

Laminar Flow

Call Me Chopper

Elliptic Lift

Bernoulli's Bulge

Blowhard

This is a very short, easy climb up the eastern wall of the Wind Tunnel. There is no real crux, just easy climbing the whole way. It is a bit dirty like most routes in this area but will clean up nicely with traffic.

Climb a short traverse right on a rail below the first bolt (consider stickclipping), then layback/pinch the arete feature to a leftward, diagonal seam. Find the chickenhead, and go for it - the bolt is at your waist. Pull up onto a patina slab above to the anchors. Beware, some of the patina is loose/broken.

Start on the grassy ledge below the blocky belay ledge, and climb up to a ledge followed by enjoyable climbing up the face to the anchors shared with

Laminar Flow

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This route (and others in this area) are still quite dirty, so helmets are highly recommended, as holds have been known to break off periodically.

Climb a Voo-type start onto the face above - be careful of ledgefall potential after climbing above the 3rd bolt. Follow bolts through fun slab to the final headwall. The anchors are set back a little ways, so it may be better to rap when cleaning your gear off the anchors.

You get a good view of Devil's Gate proper and the entire surrounding area from the anchors. It has shared anchors with the Irrational - a .12b to the left.

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Routes in The Wind Tunnel