This is a nice face climb on some small edges.

Mystery and Imagination

Agent Orange

Orange Peel

Orangasm

Clockwerk Orange

Cave Crack

Obscured by Clouds

Journey To Evermore

Orange Juice

Crevice Cruise

Climb Thor's Flake (the triangular flake resting against the Main Dome, left of Orange Peal), find a single bolt on the wall above Thor's Flake, continue up the water streak, join with Orange Peal,  follow the protectable upper reaches of Orange Peal to the bolted anchor.  Mildly run out, but the crux is protected by the bolt.

Uses the anchors for Orange Peel.  Uses the face and arete combo just to the right of the arete of Orange Peel.  Starts on the wall at the base below the boulders used to start Orange Peel on the same level as the start for Clockwerk Orange.  Combination of powerful liebacks with delicate face moves.  Amazing route that is made more difficult by the presence of the tree branch half way up that the route gets in the way of.  This route theoretically could be done trad by placing pieces in the Orange Peel crack.

This route is located left of the prominent orange wall that contains two bolted face routes.  Orange Peel starts off a couple of blocks against the base of the wall and climbs a thin finger crack in a left facing corner.  After a slick start, work up the thin crack using intermittent and shallow finger holds � the majority of the crack is tips at best.  There are some good flakes a little over half way to the top that offer solid climbing a good holds on the face.  Once above these flakes, its easy climbing to the anchors.  Rap with one rope.  You can easily top rope this route, but there will be some rope drag across the low angle rock near the anchors

Left of Thor's Flake there is a wall and an arete running up the left side as you face it and then bends at the top.  The route follows steep holds on flakes getting up to the arete with hard boulder moves followed by steep lieback of the overhanging arete.  Powerful route.

Climbs through thin edges and crimps starting left of the tree.  Stellar climb at the grade.  Originally rated 11a, but recent repeats look to downgrade it.  A good slab climber it will feel more like a moderate to hard 10.

Despite the modest grade, Cave Crack is one of the best routes in the park.  Fun climbing, great protection, and a unique location make this climb a must do.  The start of Cave Crack is located above Jack Knife (see Throne Rock).  While it's possible to scramble through the boulders to reach to base, climbing Jack Knife is a lot easier (and more enjoyable).  From the top of Jack Knife, scramble down the back side of the summit block and scamper through a small opening under a large detached boulder.  Once you stand up, you'll be in a narrow, chimney-like space with a hand crack that splits the back wall.  Follow the crack for about fifty feet until you reach the top of the cave.  The crack starts as a hand crack and gradually widens as you move up.  At the top of the cave, step left onto the face, continue around the corner, and work up the widening crack.  Above the cave, the angle eases significantly, and you can walk up the rest of the climb until you find a comfortable spot to belay.  To descend, scramble down the easy slab to the anchors above Orange Peel and rap with a single rope to the base.  Great climbing in the summer when the rest of E-Rock is too hot to touch.

Climb the vertical crack starting from within the crevice behind the Triple Cracks buttress. Starts out as a hand crack and soon becomes off-width. The crack narrows again on the lower angle rock above the off-width section. The wide part feels hard for the grade. After topping out and bringing up the second, scramble up 3rd/4th class to Smorgasbord, and either walk off or descend the crevice down to Orange Peel area.

Orange Juice climbs the thin face between Orange Peel and Journey to Evermore.  Start on the face to the right of Thors Flake (at the start of Evermore) and work up thin friction moves to a flake with a good side pull.  This flake offers a bit of a rest before the crux which is adjacent to the horizontal flake on Evermore.  Once past the crux, its easier climbing to the anchors.  This climb received and X rating in the guide book, but can be top roped from the Orange Peel anchors.

Climb a long chimney to a big chockstone. Pull past this and then up through friction slab.

The Orange Peel Area is the collection of climbs between Throne Rock and the Triple Cracks Sanctuary on the wall behind Motorboat Rock.  The majority of the routes here are bolted face climbs that ascend the orange colored rock (hence the name).  Cave Crack (5.6) is probably the best moderate trad route in the park.

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Routes in Orange Peel Area