Around and left from the east face, on the far-right side of the south face is this varied sport route which sits just right of

Deer Lick

.

A bouldery start over a small roof eases to moderate climbing in the middle of the route; higher, pass a bulge and mantle up onto the finishing slab, which is thin, delicate and sports just enough holds to be interesting without being impossibly difficult.

Fawnskin

Deer Lick

Ripple

High Plains Drifter

Medicine Man

Last Call for Alcohol

Thunderstruck

Thunderpeel

Nervous Twitch

A Thunder of Drums

Thunderbird

Bird of Prey

Hot Wing

Climb a short, vertical handcrack and then face climb featured rock to a small ledge near the top of the route. The crux involves some improbable stemming up a flared corner directly off the ledge, and while safe, is something you'll either love or hate. Finishes by climbing past a bolt up an easy slab to shared anchors with Fawnskin.

Climb the rippled face passing an "X" in the rock formed by converging cracks midway.

Begin at a smooth slab and climb past two bolts into a right-slanting, thin crack system. When the crack dies out, easy face moves on large, positive holds gain the security of a chain anchor.

Enjoyable climbing with a nice blend of face and crack climbing on this one.

Up the vertical face left of

Nervous Twitch

is this fun and popular moderate. Large features down low lead to the crux, a short somewhat steeper sequence on smaller holds; the route finishes with a mantle onto a ledge with anchors.

Not as long or continuous in nature as some of the other routes of the grade here, but still a fun climb.

This climb takes the obvious left-slanting handcrack in the middle of the east face. Good jams, good gear and an abundance of helpful face holds make this an enjoyable venture.

Start in the pit at the base for extra moves and difficulty.

Easy moves on a slab gain the base of a steep headwall with an obvious hueco. Undercling the hueco, make a long reach to a distant edge and then finish up past a short section of crack.

The crux is fairly reachy, and shorter climbers may find the route to be harder than indicated or simply not be able to make the requisite reach.

Thin face moves into the crack which is followed to it's end and then move left under the bulge to anchors.

* The bulk of this route, minus the traverse left, was originally done as the start to the upper section of

Nervous Twitch

but it's also a fine route on it's own.

This is the right-most climb on the east face and identified as a face capped by a short but impressive headwall.

Climb featured face past plates and edges (5.8) to the base of the headwall where long reaches and interesting body positioning gain the anchors atop the route.

° Originally done by climbing the crack to the left before tackling the headwall, the direct start adds more interesting moves and straightens out the line, making it more popular.

A short section of slab gains the base of a headwall where featured face awaits above.

Starts just left of

Medicine Man

and climbs thin edges up and left to a crux move past the second bolt. Past the crux, the holds get huge and easier moves lead to a ledge with chain anchors.

While possible to go either way, it's better to stay left of the bolts for a more enjoyable series of moves.

Pull onto a slab past a bolt and then head up the vertical face above past some fun moves to a crux over a slight bulge. Finish up with huge holds to anchors on the ledge above.

A vertical plated face past three bolts gains a ledge and then easier climbing past another bolt, gets you to another ledge below a final section of face. The crux, an almost pure mantle move off a ledge, sports excellent protection and once past it eases quickly to a short sequence below the anchors.

Better than it looks, this climb has a nice variety of moves throughout it's length.

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