This climb is airy, but it seems a bit contrived as you can drop the difficulty 2 grades by moving right of the bolt line.  You can add a smidge of difficulty with a mantle start not stemming off the tree.  At the second bolt, there are jugs to pull on along the bolt line.

This route is climbable by kids.

Rappel off a 2 bolt anchor.

Rich informs it is "much easier if you use holds around the arête, maybe contrived but still fun".

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This is probably the most difficult of the routes on the west face.  It looks harder than it turns out to climb.

Start out on thin holds that just keep appearing when you need them to keep the route at a moderate grade.  The foot holds are a bit crunchy to start.  The thin section relents after the 2nd bolt as you drift slightly left.  Find jugs above.  Near the top, the wall seems to bulge past vertical and gives you that nice, satisfying pump that lets you know it isn't slabland anymore, Toto.

Rappel from a 2 bolt anchor.

Thanks for the info, Rich.

This is a relatively straightforward sport line that looks harder than it climbs.  Chase 3 bolts on slightly less-than-vertical face.  Some of the holds seem a bit fragile, so be careful of yarding too hard.  There is a left lieback edge up high that appears freshly broken off and is still fractured.  This climb is still cleaning up.

This is currently the leftmost bolted line on the west face.  It connects large features with moderate reaches.  Shorter climbers may start slightly to the left.  The crux is midheight where you must endure one brief bit without a positive jug.  This is nice and shady.

Rappel off a 2 bolt anchor.

Rich Perch rates this 5.9.

This route is characterized by a smoother, face start followed by waves and huecos.  The crux comes trying to balance and make the first clip and not barndoor. Above, the climbing is more juggy with some reaches in places.

This is nice and shady.

Rappel off a 2 bolt anchor.

Rich Perch rates this 5.10.

This cruiser goes up a tiny, left-facing flake start to huecos above.  It is never difficult, but it could be reachy to the height-challenged.  This may be soft for the rating.

Rappel from a 2 bolt anchor.

Rich Perch rates this 5.10.

This is to the right of the other 5.5 on the face with featured granite and two horizontal cracks. Climb up the center, and place two cams. Climb over the slight bulge, and continue up until a small, flaring finger crack cuts right. Place small protection, and continue to traverse right. Either downclimb the gully, rappel off of horn or tree, or climb up to the chains to the west side of the rock, and rappel from that side. I would not recommend this for the 5.5 leader as gear is a bit finicky and not very obvious.

This is a fun route that you wish were only 4 times as long.  It is a new route, so it is still cleaning up.

Start straight up or slightly to the left of the bolts on some fragile edges.  Move up into a lieback of sorts on steepening terrain.  There is a fractured right hand hold to the right of the 3rd bolt that needs a bit more cleaning, but it can used as is.  If you miss the right edge at the crux, this route may feel closer to 10-.

This is a short bolted line that ascends the left edge of the east face of this crag.  It certainly catches the eye if you approach from below.  The rock is a bit scruffy in spots.

Start in from the left.  Take care with your feet, since the rock is friable, coarse granite.  Once you get out on the face, you can follow the bolt line on smaller, more lichenous holds or head slightly right on bigger, more positive holds.  Either way, the variations merge around the last bolt.

Rappel 30 feet.

Thanks for the info, Rich!

This is a short sport climb with a low crux.  Pull aboard and make a pop to an angled pocket, move your feet up, and make another short pop to a rounded edge.  The difficulty eases as you get bigger holds and clip the next 2 bolts.

This is one of those routes that climbs a bit harder than it looks, and it is a tad reachy, too.  This too is still shedding.

Take your time to get in balance on the start as the holds seem to angle a bit less usefully.  There is a reach that will be a stretch for the vertically-challenged, but be patient and you'll get a great edge just a bit higher.  Near the top, you'll encounter a broken off flake that seemed a bit fragile, too.

A taller climber may find this easier than 5.9+.

This is an obvious chimney that catches your eye as you inspect the east face of this small crag.  It has probably been ascended previously, maybe even by a rodent.  For now, we'll throw out a temporary name, in honor of a pet rodent, until someone else claims it.

Start in a cleft/chimney. The left wall had more climber-like features, although you could stay to the right of the chimney, too.  The start is a big lean on gear and has some slopers, thus the PG-13 rating.  Once out of the chimney, continue right to a ledge, then angle left on good, fun face holds.

There is no fixed anchor above.  You can sling a big horn and use a #4 Camalot in a slot near an aspen close to the rock.  You can also use #0.5 & #1 Camalots in a crack to flesh out your anchor.

Ah...to get off.  That is probably the crux.  You could downclimb the route, simul-rappel off the short west and east faces, make a short downclimb to the aspen tree on the west face, or traverse 60-70 feet south to the top of

My Grain Headache

's anchor and rappel.  The last option requires a 5.7 or so move down to the anchors (better from climber's right).

This is a straightforward sport line to the left of

Lap Dance

.  It is still a bit crunchy, since it is relatively new.  It is probably close to the difficulty of

Lap Dance

, perhaps slightly easier?

Rich Perch rated this 5.8.

This climbs harder than it would appear from the ground.  Try to find balance at the start.  The hand holds seem to leave you wanting a more positive, less crumbly stance.  Being on the plus side of the curve on height may help make this feel easier than the rating I gave here.  This is also still cleaning up.

This is a nice cruiser, but the start is a wee bit crumbly.  Start in from the right in balance with a spot.  Enjoy nice, hueco jugs.

Rappel from a 2 bolt anchor.

Rich Perch rates this 5.10.

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