Some slab, body English, great finger locks, and an offwidth finish sum it up. Harvest would be a classic except for the bushes in the lower crack. The climb starts in a lower angle V before going vertical in a flared chimney for a move or 2. The crack moves on to the face with the crux above the small roof where rattly fingers lead to a great hand jam and a desperate move (for me) into the offwidth.
Descend from slings around a chockstone.
Location
Far North End on the West face of Window Rock. Look for the V crack with small bushes and the 4" crack finish.
Protection
Small to Medium Nuts and small cams(Purple and Green C3s). A #2 Camelot is nice for the pod after the crux. The offwidth protects with .75 Camelot in the back.
By Andy Laakmann Site Landlord From: Jackson Hole, WY Aug 29, 2008 rating: 5.10d
This route is fricken' awesome, I have no idea why it isn't more popular. Perhaps the bushes in the crack at the bottom chase people away, but outside of that bit of climbing - the rest is superb.
Varied climbing, bomber gear, and stout climbing. Get on it. The crux is pretty dang physical, so get psyched.
Gear - Lots of thin gear (I placed many small to medium nuts) to a #2 or #3 camalot. I placed a #3 camalot (and took a nice whipper on it to :) in the pod, but a #2 would go in as well. Anchor takes either hand size gear or thin gear. No need for any big gear.
The rap anchor is a bit on the sketchy side, but it worked. Slung block. Probably worth adding some slings.
By Toby From: Wilson, WY May 13, 2009 rating: 5.10d
Sweet climb! Well worth doing even with the bushes in the crack. Great variety of moves. The rock is just a bit dirty but with some traffic would be stellar. As for the sketchy block at the top, we traversed around the left side and rapped off bolts on some 5.6 on the east side.
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