This climbs the arete that arises out of the water.

Alien

Mr. Potato Head

Gold dust woman

Isogram

Face The Fax

Intern's Burn

Thieves Reprieve

Raisin Bran

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Chutes and Ladders

Parallel Universe

Somewhat squeezed between Isogram and Alien and a number of other R/X(?) routes, this follows really good and fun jugs and horizontals up the face. Should become popular.

Pitch #1: Left of the arete, climb past 5 bolts to the bolted belay of Alien. 5.9, 15m.

It requires about 15-20 feet of climbing to your first small nut and then you get better gear shortly after.  This initial climbing is mostly easy but there is one steep move before gear.  Considering adding a bolt to protect these initial moves. Take gear when you can get it.  the gear is small but I was able to protect it well with nuts and a couple small cams.

A wet beginning during all but the dryest of seasons.  Rockhop past the arete to a finger crack that climbs straight up the south face.  This protects well and whereas it is steep the jams are there.  The face is very polished so just use the crack.  This is a very nice crack.

The right-most line with bolts on the south face.  Another decent climb with good angles and steady climbing.  At the top it angles left to the anchors.

This climbs the dirty crack at the right of the south wall.  Dirty, ugly, and only a couple of decent moves needed.  Not worth it, except as a tick.

On the south face there are 2 routes with fixed gear, this is the left route.  Frictiony holds and edges allow you to romp up this route.  My brother took an interesting rolling fall on this one but the small nuts he had placed held, on a rather large fall.  Be careful.

Right of the bolted line on the east face, is a finger crack that angles right.  Climb this to the ledge and then angle left on the next crack, finally aiming for the tree at the top.  Don't recall if that tree is still alive, though.

Start about 15 feet to the right of Raisin Bran in front of the tree. Follow up the face to the horizontal crack, passing two bolts. Pass four more bolts while trending to the right, ending up in the recessed area under the roof. Hop up over the roof and pass a bolt while following the right leaning crack. From here you'll see three more bolts going up and then trending left to the anchors. There are plenty of gear placements so just try to ignore the bolts and enjoy the easy climbing.

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The bolted line on the face next to the stream.  Nice thin edging, tough on the fingers, and very runout, but a nice climb.  I have to say that, as it was my first 5.11, albeit a top-rope.

Follow bolt line using the crack on the left then trending right following crimps and cracks to the chains.

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