East Wall 

5.5? You're going to crush some egos there Salamanzier! heh heh!

As stated above, the safe and sane way to do the traverse is to do it high. You can do it lower for a more airy and less well protected experience.

This gets a 5.7 in the guide book, which is probably correct if you find the easiest line. We got off route and ended up having to do 4 pitches - 3 at ~ 5.6/5.7 and 1 with a harder move (5.8? 5.9?). Anyways, we hit the harder stuff going straight up / right from the first belay. Go up and left above a fixed pin instead. Tricky route finding on this one, I would only recommend it for solid 5.7 leaders.

Definitely harder than a 5.5

Protects better than a PG-13 as well.

The airy traverse is wild! DO NOT GO STRAIGHT UP ON THE TEMPTING DIKES AFTER PITCH 1! Grab the space between the legs and step out onto the cracked and sparsely vegetated wall. A better route than many would say it is, IMHO. The crack variation to the right of the Bear's Reach line is good-to-go.

5.5 is a very reasonable rating.

Sure, 5.5-5.6 is indeed a reasonable rating...that is, if you are willing to pull on some big, rotten, but juggy features. I graded this thing 5.7 because I thought it a better idea to climb a little harder and not pull on some of the bad rock. Either way, it is a fun route with a few interesting sections.

5.6+? If you do the lower traverse (quality!) it feels 5.7ish and certainly you cannot get any pro except for before and after...seems a little PG13 to me.

I can't speak to the upper traverse or any other variation.

Definitely adventure climbing, and fun too.
I'd say P1 is 5.6, and a bit awkward/weird in places. There's probably a few different ways to attack the corner/blocky flakes. Not difficult, but a bit committing in places.
P2 is great fun, and I'd say also 5.6, but very exposed. I can certainly see how you could get off route and make it harder. From the main belay ledge I stepped left about 6 feet out on to the face then climbed straight up about 35 feet. This follows a crack and protects well. Then I went horizontally left about 30-40 feet along a prominent parallel set of dykes - good feet and hands. I'm not sure if this is considered the high or the low traverse. There are places to place pro on this traverse, but I wouldn't describe it as good - hence I've given it a PG13. At the end of the traverse there are overlapping flakes that I went up diagonally which brings you to the last 15 feet or so of Bears Reach.
Right now there is a bunch of fixed pieces (cams) on P1, and a sling at the belay ledge. I'm guessing 5.6 leaders try this and get scared off. You probably need to be a 5.8 leader to be comfortable on this climb.

5.5? heh. 5.6 climbing with 5.9 route finding, perhaps!

Route climbing is straightforward. Just remember on the second pitch, you are trying to go left on dikes.

In my less than humble opinion...this route's a solid 5.6. I've soloed it at least 3 times and taught many a new leader on this route. The horizontal dike runout alone ( while using the hole in the flake as natural pro) confirms the original ratings.

That's my .02 worth.

K.

This is a fun route, done it a few times, depending on which line you choose I think it is 5.6, with the potential for some 5.7 direct variations, but the moves below the small roof on P3 are def 5.6. I never thought this route to be difficult to protect.

Following the super traverse on P2 could be psychologically challenging for a newbie with the potential for pendulum. Fortunately, the climbing is quite easy. I have seen a handful of people exhausted/annoyed with the seemingly unending traverse on P2.

Many people at the group belay ledge after P2 commented on how they were amazed at the super traverse we did from the start of the climb. If you want to do a lot of traversing, this is your climb.

Also, do the 5.9 variation at the very end of P3 if you want to end on a fun note!

I honestly thought the little bulge move on pitch 3 was the hardest at 5.6+