Flying Frog 

Fun face climbing to a short liebacking/hand jamming corner to finish. The technical crux is down low, moving through a shallow fingerlock pod, but leaders at their limit or those not used to actual jamming will likely find the crux in the final corner. Probably the best quality indidvidual pitch I've done in the Gorge.

One of the finest pitches of the grade that I have done in all of the SE...it's a long one and has a bit of everything favoring technical face climbing.

There is plenty of gear on this pitch. It simply eats passive gear.

Everyone I have talked to said thing has really great gear, so I must have gotten off route. I had a good 25 to 35 feet run out before the tree.

*Gear Beta - Spoiler* Stand up left past the small roof at half-way to a really good horizontal. Then, plug medium nuts and small cams up the broken vertical cracks past the pine growing from the face on your left. The gear is solid enough that I don't even sling the tree (reduces drag). A #4 C4 makes acheiving the dihedral more comfortable. Save a #.75 C4 for the top. Sometimes you have to do a little weed pulling to see the good placements on the upper face, but there is no need to risk a 50' to 70' fall on this beauty! However, despite my warnings to conserve down low and advice to double up on the TCU's, more than one of my friends has run out of (useful) gear on this route by not rationing a bit. This is a long pitch, generally accepting 12-15 placements, so take lots of slings. At least you can leave the 2" and 3" cams on the ground.

For some reason, I thought I needed a one and two for the dihedral. I didn't get a piece in till I was out of it. I also think I traversed too far right earlier in the climb. I didn't get any of that gear you were talking about. I guess that's why its fun though.

What is the stellar looking line about 40 feet to the climbers left of Flying Frog? It can be seen in this this picture. I'm sure it's been done. Is it Mescaline Daydream?

Yes...