Type: TR, Boulder, Grade II
FA: Mike/Steve/Trevor/KC
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Shared By: Dwook Nicholson on Apr 12, 2010
Admins: adrian montaƱo, Greg Opland, Brian Boyd, JJ Schlick, Kemper Brightman, Luke Bertelsen

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This route is actually mixed over half a mile of scrambling climbing with short boulder moves and belly crawling...It has chimneys, tunnels, caves and giant flakes...This was an amazing find...It was stumbled upon just exploring the rocks behind Sweet Rock starting from the SW side heading east over several peaks. The end is spectacular with a 5.6/7 pg13 solo on a giant flake at the summit. During this exploration many variations exist along the way. Basically this might be a good option for the end of the day when you are done roping up. It might sound stupid but trust me its not.

Once you do this please comment...Its a very interesting scramble.

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Go around the backside of Sweet Rock on the SW right side. Carefully go under the barbed wire and head left. From here you will see a giant easy slab just South East of the small valley with a weird looking bolder in the middle. On the very right side of this slab is a easy looking chimney about 15 feet high, climb this its fun. Once at the top head left and over the rock, you will see TR bolts etc. Then right before you can easily head down and left look right and you will see a giant tree against the rock. Down chimney climb, about 20 feet, the tree to get down...This is awesome and much fun. Once you get down keep trekking East up to the next slabbed face. At the top of this Slab you will see 2 giant boulders head for these with some easy 5.4/5.5 scrambling...Once here you must look down underneath the giant boulder...YES A TUNNEL, just big enough for a human to get through by crawling on your belly, this is hilarious and worth it. From here its an easy interesting descent going behind and right where you will see a small arch...Some short boulder moves will get you down. Now once here you will be in amazement when you will see a Giant cave just to the east. Head to the cave, once you are down looking at the cool giant cave head up left, out of the cave, with some boulder moves all V0. Scramble up the face, some 5.4 moves, looking up at a second cave higher up and left on the face...Once you reach up higher on the slab you will be able to traverse left to a weird looking giant flake, BE CAREFUL HERE...This is where you might want to put on your climbing shoes. Climb the flake which is around 25-30 feet off the ground its 5.6/7 and scary, but worth it. once here head up to the summit.

Protection Suggest change

No Gear!!! just your guide shoes or climbing shoes. Be careful the lichen is a bit sketch.

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