Falconer

Falconer is a quality 3 pitch route that climbs the left side of Moss Cliff. The route is easily identifiable from the parking area. Just look for the 150' hand/finger crack that splits the buttress....this is the 2nd pitch. Straight up from there, you'll see the roof that caps pitch 3. The pro is good throughout the route....though expect some exciting climbing on thin gear, mungy holds, and lichen covered cracks. A little more traffic will go a long way on this thing.

P1--5.11a Up and at 'em. 10' of easy face climbing leads to a stance below the crux of the route. Nest a few rp's and small cams together and fire through the spooky crux. Keep climbing up and through a sustained 5.10 inside corner. Gear belay on a large ledge. 70'

P2--5.10 The money pitch. Climb straight up from the left side of the ledge to gain a beautiful crack. Follow the crack up through several shallow right-facing corners to a final tight hands crux through a bulge. Belay at a large tree. Full value at the grade. 140'

Move the belay up and left through the trees....prob 50' or so. Belay under the obvious roof with 2 finger cracks.

P3--5.10d Climb straight up the cracks, (crux), and begin a rising rightwards traverse towards the roof. Surmount the roof, (5.10), and follow the cracks up to the summit. Belay up and left on a tree with some webbing & slings.

Starts approximately 100' left of A Touch of Class. Begin on a ledge 15' up, (approached from the left), below a small left facing flake that becomes a left facing corner mid-pitch. There is a small cedar tree 25' up in the corner system.

Descent: From the tree on top of pitch 3, make a double rope rappel to the tree on top of pitch 2. Another double rope rappel will get you to the ground.

Double rack of cams to 3". RP's and small cams for P1. 2 ropes are necessary to rappel.