Cottontail

Cottontail is located on the Left Book between

Manifest Destiny

and

Zingando

. Like

Zingando

, it's an excellent choice when the more popular routes like

Hiatus

and

White Whale

are occupied. The start is up and to the left of the base of the wall, under two, left-facing, left-angling dihedrals.

P1. Face climb a short distance to the bottom dihedral (

Manifest Destiny

climbs above the upper dihedral) and then continue up and left to a spacious belay in what Gillett calls a left-facing "curious mouth-shaped belay stance."

P2. By far the best pitch. Continue up and left to join a long, sustained, right-facing dihedral. There are actually a couple of finger to hand sized cracks for protection. The dihedral bulges to the right and then cuts back to the left. Be careful with protection here, as a bad placement will result in terrible rope drag higher up (where you don't want it). Continue up the sustained dihedral and belay at the top on Paperback Ledge. Walk off to the left.

From the second belay, you can climb a short, easy pitch to the right that leads up to the

Hiatus

/

White Whale

finish. Good, sustained climb.

Standard rack - stoppers and cams.