About ten feet right of Hot Fudge is a large flake on the ground. Start right of this flake and climb up to a flake about 15' up. Climb this flake to the ledge above and get on the big ledge. You can finish with a direct finish on a nice face to bolts above if your'e toproping or are willing to run it out. The other finish traverses on the ledge left to an obvious weakness in the cliff. Protect the crack and climb up it (harder) or climb a few moves on the face on the left.
Either way you slice the top, it ain't all that bad (although I'll admit running it out might not be some people's idea of a good time.) All in all I'd say .6 is a fair rating. Fun for the grade.
Correction: For an easier finish when leading, follow the large ledge right which is ~8' below the top. Also the 'direct finish' is not too bad for difficulty if one veers more to the left for a few moves. It can protect but the placements might not be bomber (Tricams in pockets, horizontal placements etc.) so be solid for leading the route.
Unless you have tri-cams I wouldn't lead this either. I didn't have any so it was a bit sketchy near the top. Walk around to the top and set up a top rope is best. The last few moves to the canyon rim seemed a little harder than 5.6 for the direct route.
The large flake mentioned in the description and pictured above has fallen over. If you are trying to find this route for the first time take the Climbers Trail from the parking lot to the base of the cliff. The trail ends just to the left of Hot Fudge. Walk under the overhang and look for the flake on the ground which has broken into several large chunks. Step over and you're there.
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