Pitch 1 starts about 100 feet left of Gold Digger using a thin crack in a flake.  This moderate crack takes finger size gear until seaming out after ~45 feet. Bolts protect slabby moves and continue to a leftward roof traverse.  5.11a.  8 bolts, gear to #1 camalot.

Pitch 2 steps right off the belay, then up and slightly right to a steep crack.  Follow this to a bolt protected mantle onto the arete. 2 more bolts protect the crux moves. 5.11b. 6 bolts, gear to #3 camalot.

Pitch 3 follows easy, broken ground to a bolt.  Then follow the long corner for about 50m. This leads to a mussy hook anchor in a corner.  Do not belay here! This anchor is the last pitch of Gold Digger anchor and will be used when rappelling. Instead clip a bolt left and use a 2 bolt anchor on a small, scenic ledge. 4 bolts, gear to #3 (doubles of #2 optional). 5.9

Pitch 4 follows bolts up a tricky slab into a low angle, left facing corner.  This steepens into overhanging jugs, eventually giving way to a ledge.  Continue up a moderate chimney to a sloping ledge. The rappel anchor is at the right edge of this ledge. 5.11c. 11 bolts, gear to #3.

Rappel with 5 raps using a single 70m.  The first rappel returns you to the Gold Digger anchor near the P3 belay. The second rap uses an intermediate anchor on a ledge to the right of P3 corner. From here, rappel the route.

Kaleidoscope’s Eye

Blind Eye Digger

Blindspot

Hindsight

This route is a link up of three routes making an excellent 5.10 adventure up the amazing Blindspot Buttress

P1 start on the first pitch of Blindspot. Climb cracks to ledge and arete. Pass a bolt then head up and right to a hidden thin hand crack. 5.10

P2  Move the anchor 5 feet to the right to the anchor of the first pitch of Kaleidoscope’s Eye (KE). Clip a bolt and step right following the 2nd pitch of KE. Where it moves right onto the steep arete continue up the crack in the large left facing corner to the 2nd pitch anchor of KE. 5.10

P3 Just left of the anchor start up the the 3rd pitch crack of KE looking for a bolt. Move up the large left facing corner using the featured face and crack in the corner to the anchor on the pillar of Gold Digger (GD). Belay here and not the visible anchor out left on KE. 5.9

P4 Straight up the fingers layback to a bolt that protects a mantle through the bulge. Continue up the crack on the arete to another bolt and then to the GD anchor on a large ledge. 5.10

P5 Move left across the ledge and climb into a cool chimney system. Follow this chimney till exiting on a large ledge and look for the final/rappel anchor on the far right. This pitch does not top out the cliff so keep an eye out for the anchor. 5.9

Rappel with a single 70 using all the same anchors used on the ascent

P1:

Climb cracks to ledge and arete. Pass a bolt (.10b) then head up and right to a hidden thin hand crack. Can link w/ pitch two easily.

1 bolt/gear to 2"

P2:

Delicate flakes lead to a hard move on clean rock above a bolt (.11a) to gain a great hand/finger crack. Can link w/ pitch one easily.

1 bolt/gear to #3 camalot.

P3:

Traverse left to a short O.W. (5.8) then "crawl on all sixes" to reach belay. Unique and wild.

Optional #4 for O.W., otherwise, gear to #3.

P4:

Thin left facing corner to fun and techy bolted arch (.11b). Great climbing!

5 bolts/thin gear.

P5:

Several mantles up ledges (.10a) to amphitheater belay.

4 bolts/one thin piece.

P6:

Awesome left traversing underclings (.11a). Bring your camera.

3 bolts/gear to #3.

P7:

Up for a bit (.10b) then head right via obvious 4th class slab to bolted belay.

Gear to #3.

This is a one pitch variation to Blindspot.  This blank, pasty bolted corner lies directly above the 5th belay on Blindspot.  It's obvious...and hard. After laying in wait for a suitor since 2011, Chase Leary finally stepped up on 4-19-15 and sent this sexy rig. Reportedly similar in difficulty to Ecstasy. Easy to toprope it if you desire when rappeling Blindspot.

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