Climb a sustained finger to thin-hands crack with pods of wider jamming before an easy topout guarded by a final set of moves before the two bolt anchor.

Right Tracks Crack

Railroad Arete

Chicken Out Arete

Left Tracks Crack

An easier, and most likely, more popular version of the

Railroad Arete

.

Start by climbing the arete protected by two bolts. This is the crux of the "Chicken Out" version. Mantle onto the narrow ledge above the second bolt, a long sling may be helpful, and move right to a crack on the arete. Plug a #1 Camalot, make a few steep moves before the angle kicks back. Climb up this ramp which is protected by a wide crack. Near the top of the ramp, move right, on to the face with cool, funky pockets. Some finger-sized protection should be found here before moving up and finishing with the last moves of the Railroad Tracks Cracks, using the same anchor.

Easy climbing topped by a hard boulder problem characterize this route. It's the "direct" version of the Railroad Arete, as opposed to the easier version of the "Chicken Out" way.

Start by climbing the arete protected by two bolts. This is the crux of the "Chicken Out" version. Mantle onto the narrow ledge above the second bolt, a long sling may be helpful, and move right to a crack on the arete. Plug a #1 Camalot, make a few steep moves before the angle kicks back. Climb up this ramp which is protected by a wide crack. At the top of the ramp, plug a 2-inch cam before moving up to the steep, slightly overhanging, but short dihedral. A high bolt on the right side of the dihedral protects the boulder problem crux which is climbed with some stemming, palming and delicate footwork. Mantle on to the ledge and clip the anchor.

Climb via a variety of jamming with ample faceholds, surmounting two small overlaps in the crack. The second small roof is probably the crux. At the top, the climbing eases before a final little move before the two bolt anchor, shared with

Right Tracks Crack

.

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Routes in Northwest Corner