Climb a widening fingercrack on the short left-leaning pillar/ramp just right of Head Rush. From the top of the pillar, step right into a thrilling traverse under a roof along a splitter fingercrack. Bust over the roof at the natural weakness (directly below the first bolt) and enjoy steep, spaced-out jugs and a bouldery crux on the upper face. The upper section moves past 3 bolts, the last of which is shared with

Head Rush

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Fingers of Jesus

Methuselah

His & Hers

Odysseus

Head Rush

Short warm-up with variations on the starting sequence. "His" starts on the left, while "Hers" starts on the right (slightly more difficult). Both routes progress from tricky slab climbing, past easy shelves, and finish on a stout offwidth splitter.

Esthetic direct line with some interesting sequences.

From the base of the big gully, look up and trace the almost-conntinuous vertical crack which finishes about ten feet left from the notch at the top of the gully.

So climb up that crack, perhaps evading one or two dark (smelly?) wider sections.

Descent: Scramble down obvious gully to the south (3rd-4th class), being careful with loose rocks -- see instructions for Top-Rope access on

sector 7 description page

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warning

: The rock in this sector has not been climbed much yet, and much of the rock is still breakable and loose -- so the belayer and other people should stand far away from underneath the climber.

Interesting features and moves up a rather long pitch with a bit of routefinding.

Upper two sequences are much harder than the rest, and the first of them might be unavoidable.

Start up the diagonal crack (a bit awkward), then weave up through various features to the overhang at the top of the face, just right of the obvious wide gully.

. . ? possible Variation to try? Before getting near the top of the face, go left into the big gully, and try to climb up that directly through intimidating (smelly?) chimneys. Possibly might be less difficult than the face crux? Or maybe harder?

Through the overhang, then Left across gentler slab at the top of the big gully, and finish with a tricky strenuous sequence directly up to the big tree.

. . Variation (3rd class): Finish instead by scrambling right-ward up the slab at the top of the big gully, then around the right side of tree.

Descent: Scramble down obvious gully to the south (3rd-4th class), being careful with loose rocks -- see instructions for Top-Rope access on

sector 7 description page

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warning

: The rock in this sector has not been climbed much yet, and much of the rock is still breakable and loose -- so the belayer and other people should stand far away from underneath the climber.

Stem and wiggle up the increasingly awkward offwidth flake to a huge undercling rest. Techy climbing quickly morphs into a steep pumpfest on big holds.

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