Number 2 in the diagram below. It's only a "Grunt" for a couple of body lengths, with the rest being a pleasant hand-ish dihedral crack. Ascend the obvious right-leaning OW on the left side of the alcove, between "5.9 Route" and "Alcove 5.9 Route". Either start at the bottom of the OW or undercling a flake to gain access. Either way, the crux is the first couple of bodylengths above the flake. Continue up the dihedral to the same anchor as the 5.9 routes to the left and right.
Protection
Camalots 1-5 (including 4.5) will sew it up. The top section would also take some stoppers or hexes if you're so inclined.
Interesting climb. Truly a grunt at the begining. I chiped a tooth clenching my jaw on this climb. Every time my toung feels that rough spot on my tooth I remember that climb.
I never got to climb this, because when I was belaying Dan this huge rock moved on him and freaked the living crap out of me. So, he cleaned his gear on rap.
The first ascent of this one was in 1981, thought it was 5.8 maybe 5.8d. Lead by myself with Tom E. seconding. A great starter for awful width leaders.
Parachute Rock
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