Tough Situation 

An excellent line. The feet really are not as good as they may appear from below. I think this route is about mid 5.10 perhaps a/b. Also a better approach than coming up the gully is just as the second buttress starts you will see crack going over a little bulge, layback this crack (a little dirty on feet) and approach the base of the route via a flake that runs just left of an arete and then up a slab. I give this line 2 stars and the Tough Situation 3 stars.

I found this a nice hard 5.9, taking great pro and offering fun moves all through the lower two thirds. Throw a nice nut in the roof at the bottom, head out, and enjoy the awkward start. I suggest taking lots of friends to see how many different ways the roof can be overcome!

Careful footwork and good jams in the roof make this route no harder than 5.9. Taller folks and those who can do the splits will find this route easier.

The initial roof is hand jam heaven (9? 10? Depends on your technique and the number of climbers who have gone before you) and above, finger fun. A quality route that really needs a 100 foot extention...

From a ledge half way up this beauty, one can make an airy step around right and gain a beautiful thin crack that joins the last moves of the Classic Finger Crack. Interesting moves, bomber blue Alien. I love this little cliff!

This climb is really just a one (grunt) move wonder. Put one hand in the perfect jam, stem up and you are over the roof. 5.9 tops. The rest of the climb is nice, but much easier. I thought Classic Finger Crack (originally rated 5.8) was more technical and harder because the stances for placing pro seemed more tenuous.

After TRing this a few times over the years, finally sent this on lead the other day. Its often wet and slippery in the crack under the roof. Get a solid left hand hold high in the vertical crack underneath, then reach up and lock the right hand into the crack at the outside edge of the roof while stemming out on the face with the right foot. Then crank over moving the right foot higher onto a good ledge and left onto the roof top. This move can be a tough situation for shorter folks with thinner hands. Fun (7)ish crack climbing above this unless you move out onto the arete or hook it up with CFC to the right which is harder. Sews up well with 1" & 2" cams.

Damn...this is a good one...anyone debating the + at the end of 5.9 is smoking somethin' better than what I got. Pretty hard move.

That's one ghastly pic Chris.

I led this climb yesterday. AFTERWARDS, I looked at cb.com and saw that godawful picture of the poor guy's broken ankles. Ouch! Sorry that happened. But, for those who want to lead this climb, don't let that scare you off. The pro's a little weird below the roof, but you can sew up this climb if you want to (which you can see that I did in the pictures below). It's a short climb, but it keeps your attention for almost the entire pitch.

This is a short route with great moves. My partner and I both enjoyed this route more than Classic Finger Crack to the right. I felt this climb was definitely harder than 9+, but I'm also 5'4". I found the easiest way to reach the base of the climb from the top of the second buttress is to downclimb easy terrain to the rappel tree between the second and third buttress. Then, traverse west and down to the gully that can be used in the approach from the water pipe. Continue up this gully to the base of the climb.

Took me a few trips to send this one, I thought this went at 5.9+ at the crux. I also thought the climbing was sustained 5.8+/5.9- up the rest of the crack. The rests seemed thin and for me; it was an endurance race to see if I could make the top without burning out. But, I was probably placing too many pieces as I was nervous after seeing that guys ankles, ouch! That said, great climb, but it's not over after the crux!

Nothing like seeing two of your coworkers you have never seen climb before solo this before attempting an onsight, it got me fired up though for the send! Easiest way to approach is def the 4th class from the water pipe, my wife leads 6 trad and had no problem soloing to access this route, it only takes a few minutes and WELL worth it, my vote for best route in area.

Approached via a finger crack roof directly below and left of TS. Prolly went at 5.9. Does anyone know if this is a route? Very lichen covered, but super fun moves up an unprotected slab, then after the roof, the finger crack continues almost all the way up to the base of TS. I will probably always use this route from here on out to get up there.

There's great gear throughout this stellar (although short) pitch. don't let Chris's "ankle shots" referred to in the comments scare you off this beauty. (If you're looking for those pics, by the way, they were removed a while back).