At the top of Trooper Traverse. Not sure if this ...
Description
Start of route is up right from where the trail meets the rock.
P1. Scramble 50 feet up to the bottom of a vegetated gully. Slog up the gully for 100 ft then traverse left out of the gully and into an alcove with a fixed belay (5.7).
P2. Crux is pulling through the roof/bulge starting the second pitch (5.8). Sail up the long ramp ~150 feet (5.6), up to large ledge, 2 bolt belay.
P3. Start 50 feet, traverse left, and build belay.
P4. Two options for the last pitch, head straight up climbing flakes or trend right into a left-facing corner with wide hands to fist jamming up to another two bolt belay anchor (5.8). This way is sustained with an overhung feel to it as it leans out left.
Descent: Rappel the route with 2 60m ropes in two raps, multiple anchor options as there are many rap anchors.
Protection
Full rack no doubles really needed, but bring along that #4 for the last pitch.
Fun moderate to get off the ground. Pitch two crux move is good jamming through the bulge, fixed pin there to clip.
Last pitch left facing dihedral is cool, stay left of the orange lichen however. You can bail from the top of this pitch by climbing down to the right on a ramp and then back up to a large ledge on the right, exposed moves but easy 5.3.
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