The main crack Zig-Zagging up the blue west face. Layback the first 10 feet in a unique alcove-start and blindly stuff some gear in the crack above you. Break out onto the face and keep yourself in the crack as it widens, steepens and the pump builds. Shove your arms in elbow-deep and find the good holds. This route is a gem. Still some loose blocks on a few ledges. Nice powerful climb.

Mr. Blue Jay

Hummingbird

Zipadeedoodah

Nevermore

Quoth the Raven

Smelly. Real sharp. Somewhat loose. Pretty Terrible.

Scramble up on top of a rotten band of rock to the crack and some blocks of stone below the first piton. The crack ends at a spacious shelf halfway up and starts again to the left. Easy climbing up the crack to the roof and creep out with a good ledge for your feet. Get some air underneath you and to the top. Few 5.7's with this kind of exposure!

Variation to Mr. Bluejay. Start on the ledge rather than in the alcove and traverse unprotected to the fingercrack where you can place a nut or two. Follow the seam 15 feet to where it joins Bluejay.

A variation, climb Quoth the Raven (or don't) and climb the left back corner of the square room once you reach the ledge. Overhanging on sharp rock. Horizontal cracks for some questionable placements. Lets be honest it wont catch you. Traverse at the roof to gain the chain. Needs cleaning.

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Routes in Hummingbird Wall