Shares the same anchors as Cracked Glass. It is possible to climb Cracked Glass, lower, and climb this route on toprope, to reduce the pain of the pockets.

Glass Monkey

Gouge

Deceiver

Throwin' Stones

Diamond Eyes

Cracked Glass

Jet Stream

Generally the crag warm-up, this route has some painful pockets not characteristic of some "comfortized" pockets at nearby crags.

Rock quality is average. Typical Charleston power smears for feet, technical.

This is a great little pitch that deserves more attention. Powerful liebacking leads to shake. Crux moves to one more shake (just below the old anchor for the route to the left) before an improbable traverse right on a two-finger pocket. Finish up easier climbing on the arete. Surprisingly good climbing and very interesting sequences, but use caution making the third clip.

I would guess that establishing this route involved a lot of trundling, but the end result is excellent. This is a high quality route with several distinct cruxes: A burly start with poor feet leads to a no-hands rest  (if your leg is the right length), continue up through the low roof and establish above and try to recover before a second crux moving off a pair of vertical slots to an undercling and a few more hard moves. Above this it's just a matter of staying calm during a run from the last bolt up sharp rock to the anchor.

Impressive flash by Elana Ovichnakova took the first ascent. Expect loose rock for footholds and sharp pockets.

The center line on the crag. Begin from an unnecessary cheater stone and campus up into the crack system. Laybacks and pockets... laybacks and pockets... repeat until reaching a small roof and rest. Easier climbing above the roof leads to an anchor. I employ 5 kneebars with my right leg - pad recommended.

The Glass House is the other major cliff along the 158- sitting just south of Robbers Roost. This small cliff houses a handful of climbs in the 5.11 to 5.13 range and only gets morning sun, making it a good option for those hot summer days.  

  Starred routes here include Jet Stream, 5.13a and Throwin Stones, 5.12d.

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Routes in The Glass House