From the talus, scramble up to the left below a large Douglas fir that is visible from the road. Climb an obvious crack system in the upper south face for two pitches.
We climbed Stellar Drifter at the summit tier recently. A really cool 5.9 with big moves on big jugs. Nice bolts but not over done like Sport Park. The climb is two pitches and you need a 60m rope to do the top rappel (without two ropes). We had a few meters of rope left, so you might want to tie a knot in it. Also, beware of plants and loose rocks on the rappels. (10 quickdraws) Also, the tyrolean is really beat up and the sheath is busted on one of the lines. It held my 200lbs., but we still belayed because of high water.
By Tony Bubb From: Boulder, CO Jun 5, 2006 rating: 5.9
Protects well on a single set of cams to 3" plus nuts. The climb is great moves on good rock, but it would be better if not broken up by a ledge. Total length is ~105' and it can be rapped to the ground from the anchors to the right on Cosmic Explorer with a 70M rope.
I'm not sure where A Concerned Citizen was, but there are no bolts on this route. We did it this way: one short 30' pitch of hand cracks to a ledge with a tree (5.7ish). The second pitch begins at this broad 15' ledge. A few flaring cracks lead up on balancy moves with somewhat tricky but adequate gear. I saw the anchors to the right on Cosmic Explorer, but headed to the top of the formation via an offwidth and walked off the back. We headed to the next gully over after you top out to walk down. Decent route, a bit dirty but given the location that might be expected. Still fun, though.
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