Jellyroll Arch 

Climbing under the arch is done by smearing and small handholds in the small crack under the arch. Protection under the arch is accomplished by using small stoppers, hexes and mini-cams. We did it in two pitches to reduce rope drag. Our first belay was at the end of the arch. The second belay was at the trees. We have seen other climbers do this in one pitch, but the rope drag at get really bad at the end. The second pitch is relatively easy.

Jellyroll Arch is a great climb which protects fine but there are sections traversing under the arch that are a little runout. Basically I face climbed the whole way with only using holds under the arch while placing gear. Mine was an all cam ascent... Although Scott belayed at the end of the arch (probably because of rope drag), I continued up the lieback flakes to just below the alcove/overhang to a comfortable spot with good gear. To reduce drag, I didn't place gear till up at the arch eliminating drag from gear in the corner. I really didn't feel anything this way. The second pitch is a fun pitch that protects easily. My second walked all the way up with feet in the crack. Halfway up I ended up below the crack smearing up the face with decent lieback/jams. Walking up the crack sure looked easier. All in all, a fun climb that was more exciting than I thought it would be!

Great route, lots of fun. If you are climbing with a group of 3, make sure the second climber clips all the pieces with the second rope. Otherwise, you could leave the third climber with a potential groundfall pendulum as he cleans.