Start just right of where most people start up Scurvy Dog and go straight up. A perfect two-finger pocket near the second bolt initiates the steeper climbing. Pull a tricky move past the third bolt and cruise the easier climbing on the left edge of the massive flake.Finish on steeper terrain with great pockets.It's easy to reach the anchors for this from Scurvy Dog if you want to TR this route after climbing Scurvy Dog.

Clast Away

Pirates of the Carabiner

Shiver Me Cobbles

Pirated

Scurvy Dog

Oxymorons

Teach's Loot

Cobbles and Crossbones

Terror on the High Seas

Walking the Plank (aka The Buzz)

Booty

Blackbeard

Trick or Treat?

Probably one of the better 5.9s at El Rito. The route starts on the the north end of the Pirate's Wall. After the mildly tricky start, continue up the arete, clipping bolts as you go. At top is an overhang, which appears trickier than it actually is, then the anchors above that.

Head up just left of the water groove/crack/channel for two bolts. Cross into the groove on good pockets for two more bolts and a less steep middle section. You can catch a no-hands rest in the middle to recover for the pumpy upper half. Climb steeper rock on some great cobbles and smaller three-finger pockets to a tricky section just below and to the anchors.

This line has a lot of approach climbing for a fun but all-too-short bit of steep climbing up high through great pockets. Steep climbing off the ground for two bolts takes one into the lower-angle terrain up to the bottom of the steep headwall up high. Pull on great pockets past the final three bolts to the anchor.

Starting atop the huge, detached boulder, climb through rather sustained, flowy, fun, endurance climbing, until you hit the top. The crux is clipping the anchors.

Smallish holds from the ground past the first bolt over the initial bulge are the route's crux. After that the climbing is easier but the bolt spacing gets your attention near the finish.    The 11a climbing is done way early in the route. A decent route for breaking into the 11s.

Steep climbing past a few bolts leads to a lower angle middle section with some nice pockets up to a large round cobble sticking out of the wall. Above this cobble, climb steeper rock past a loose corner (use caution here as it cleans up) and finish moving hard right to the anchors. 

Climb vertical rock past the first three bolts and pull the bulge/roof on an amazing large cobble. Climb easier ground to a stance on a ledge on the massive flake. Steep climbing up the black streak on nice pockets finishes it up. Watch the ledge fall potential going to the anchors.

Start from a good but small stance halfway up the large boulder between Walking the Plank (aka The Buzz) and Pirated (look for the belay bolt with a tan hanger.) Alternatively, belay from ground level underneath this belay bolt. 

 Pull up onto the slab and clip a number of bolts as the route gets steeper. This section is bolted pretty tightly on account of still-cleaning-up rock and the slab below. Crank hard on cool pockets and holds with the occasional smaller hold, passing intermittent vertical cracks, up to the massive cobble with the fixed draw. Steep, harder moves past the huge cobble lead to licheny rock and the anchors.

There is a difficult start to a high first bolt. You get a good rest ledge before starting up the increasingly steep top section. Crux near the top. Big holds on an overhanging wall - great route for working on endurance.

Excellent, and long route. Start is moderate, easing up through the middle, with the crux at the top where the route starts to get steeper. 

  Because of the length of this route, a 60m rope is necessary, or the belayer must be atop the boulders at the base (can anchor to the ponderosa). 

  NOTE: This climb was incorrectly called Long John in the online El Rito guide, as Gary C. didn't know the FA info (see comment from FA below).

Head up just behind the large blocks to the right of the crag, following a black streak up the cobbles. Crux right around the third bolt. Crux can be  bypassed above the third bolt by moving to the right. 

  CAUTION: Watch the pillar behind you! Potential for leader to hit it.

Good, long route, with a strenuous start and finish.  Follow the first three bolts up and over a bulge.  Past the third bolt, the climbing eases until the fifth bolt where the route begins to overhang slightly.  Continue up the dark water streak to the crux just under the eighth bolt  good holds, but a committing reach to the ninth bolt.  The anchors are also a bit awkward to clip.  Watch for some loose cobbles near the center of the route.

West facing wall with many great, and tall (up to 85 feet) routes. Routes on the left side of the wall are less steep while routes further to the route are steeper and generally more difficult.

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