The Mummy 

I thought this route got a 5.5 in the guidebooks I have! Grade aside, a wonderful route on a spring day. Climbed this route solo on a spring day with a brand new pair of shoes, worn out jeans, and the sun on my back to keep me company. My best day of climbing in my life was an afternoon solo linkup of the Daddy, the Mummy (onsight solo), and the Prow (onsight solo). The exposure was vast, the people I met along the way friendly, and the climbing movement natural, pure, and unmarred by unnecessary "convenience" modern hardware. Consider yourself lucky if you are close enough to experience the beauty of this place; it is unique and beautiful. For roped climbers, a set of hexes would most likely be more effective than cams; the cracks are highly featured inside and irregular.

I don't know how the Kelley book lists this one, so maybe that's where the 5.6 came from; the Lambert/Shull guide does rate it at 5.5. I haven't climbed it, so can't speak from experience.

Regarding the gear, I found plenty of good cam placements (as well as tricams) on the Daddy just next door.

I found that the cracks on the first pitch were almost too featured (lots of jagged quartzite crystals) I didn't have any smaller sized hexes so I used cams,tricams, and nuts equally, if you use a 60 meter rope you can do this in two long pitches, just belay on the small ledge in the middle of the "2nd" pitch

This climb is easy and very safe...not PG13 or "5.6+" as the description implies

Great climb. The pink and red tricams are bomber all over this route.

The worst part of climbing the amphitheater is the Amp Gully trail!!

The Mummy is a great climb and is an enjoyable 5.5 If you have a 60m rope, you should bypass the first belay and move on to the second. It's a bigger ledge and offers some fantastic mid climb views of the gorge and The Prow. From there, you can finish the route. I would definitely recommend the pitch 3 variation and skip the 5.3 lichen covered route.

Climbed it over 4th of July 2010. Very few crowds, nice weather, and good climbing.

The hike back to the bag stash along the Rim Trail is also very nice albeit very close to the edge in some spots!!!

This route has amazing placement for any type of gear you choose to bring along. The climbing is fun and easy. The whole route can be quite easily done in two pitches rather than 3 as long as you manage your rope drag on the linked 2-3 pitch.

Great quality climbing! The most exposure of all three classics down there! First two pitches are fantastic crack/face climbing with tons of pro and the upper pitch is unreal (especially if you can time it just right to catch the sunset). Another great moderate down in the Gorge!

April/2012: There's a rappel station (thick cord, quick links & rap ring) attached to a block inside the dark, narrow gully directly behind the mummy that you can see in the photos. You can get to it by walking the obscure trail along the amphitheater rim--start at the flat rock. The trail could use some clippers.