This is the leftmost tufa feature on the north face of Dinosaur Rock. It shares its first 45 feet with Patience Face, but where Patience Face moves right, head straight up onto "The Shaft." Love it up... continuous and physical.
Location
Left side of the north face of Dinosaur Rock.
Protection
1. Ascend the west face of Dinosaur Rock (4th class/5.0). Drop over the summit to a small ledge one the east face, eight feet down.
2. On this ledge, tie a rigging rope (static line) through a hole/thread in a big flake. You could back this up with cams or other flakes/horns there. Rap due east down this line, along the slab of Dinosaur Rock.
3. About 100 feet down, you'll build your back-up/directional anchor in a good crack over the lip above the finish. Use medium cams here in a good slot.
4. Rap a little more from here to get situated with your ropes on the lip. Drop a 60-meter toprope down.
5. On the way down you'll want a Metolius #4 TCU and, lower, a yellow C3 as directionals.
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