A good route to try if Monkey Bars went well for you.  Enjoy fun climbing on jugs up the every steepening wall.  Save a little mojo for the crux mantle at the top!

Jungle Gym

Balance Beam

Capture the Flag

Slide

Teeter Totter

Chickenhawk

Monkey Bars

Steal the Bacon

Red Rover

Tire Swing

Octopus Tag

Crack the Whip

A rarity for the area: a cool, tough, overhung trad route. Follow a discontinuous crack-like feature (maybe more of a narrow water groove) through the overhanging terrain with frequent crimps and jugs. Crack gloves strongly recommended, as the "crack" is rough, jagged, and likely critical in the crux about 25-30 ft up.

Tends to be a bit sandy in spots, as small features continue to break and crumble due to a lack of traffic. Still, a great climb even with a little sand here and there.

Easy slab section for the first half of the climb leads to tricky 5.11 slab moves.

Pretty powerful climbing on steep rock with lots and lots of edges and crimps.

Climb knobs and edges to the anchors.  Mangy rock down low leads to plain ol' fun above.

High first bolt; this route stays with you and makes you think. Sure, there are good rest stances, but you have to leave them sooner or later. Hard for vertically-challenged midgets.

The route begins on a slightly overhanging rock and steepens as you go.  Enjoy bigger moves and bigger holds on steeper rock as you near the anchors, great introduction to pulling on steep jug-hauls in the red!

Second route from the left. Climb over several bulges to the anchors.

Pinches lead to a long-ish move mid-route

This is the last route route from the left on the slab wall, just right of Slide. Begin on the bouldery, somewhat chossy start. Climb the slab to the anchors.

Tons o fun the entire way.

This route starts off as an awkward flake with a few face holds to a decent sized ledge. From there, enter the chimney to experience secure climbing that will leave you smiling the whole way. Exit the chimney and step onto a ledge, soaking in the view. From here, climb a short flake to the anchors. Beware of the pricker bush on the ledge.

Short and crimpy. Moving fast is a good strategy for success!  Originally graded 5.12a.

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