The Detour

West Ridge in the "Construction Zone". This is the hanging headwall and higher dihedrals above the routes

Lunar Avenue

&

Dr. Michael Solar

and just left of the route

Highway 61

.

Head up any of the routes on the

Lunar Ave.

buttress, or walk to the top of it from the left. Climb 80' or so of broken rock to a large pine tree (no fixed anchor) at a broken red band below a wide roof. Pass the roof at a seam through it's shortest overhang and into a few seam. This is P2 of

Highway 61

.

Rather than pull up and into the various seams, (which head somewhat left), continue straight up the face for a few feet and then pull right onto a nice face, passing features & incipient cracks for 80'. This is The Detour (5.9+, S). Again, you will arrive on another big ledge below a set of several dihedrals (P3 of

Highway 61

, 10b,

Fork In the Road

, 5.8, and

Road Narrows

5.10. This ledge will be reached 10-15 feet to the right of a large crack, which is the top of P2 of

Highway 61

.

Protection is adequate, but not great. The route is safe for advanced leaders. It is committing and there are some moderate runouts that can not be avoided.

Standard rack?