The first pitch dihedral of this 3 pitch route has stellar climbing and can easily be done on its own. From first appearances though this climb can be easily overlooked. The bottom half of the first pitch climbs up a moss filled gully and is not exactly appealing. However, once the dihedral is obtained the climbing is superb. The dihedral offers intermittent flaring hand/finger cracks and requires creative stemming and smart gear placement.
P2 heads right towards an old 1/4" bolt about 15' away and keeps going right until a dihedral is encountered. Cut right under a roof at the top of the dihedral to a belay stance above a large boulder. P3 follows a 25' hand-crack to another ledge and then easy 5th class scrambling to the summit.
Location
The base of this climb is near the clearing at the bottom of the descent gully for Glad We Came. Either start directly from the left edge of this clearing, or bushwhack 15' further east and climb directly up to the dihedral.
Protection
Standard rack. The anchor at the top of P1 is a new 1/2" bolt with a rap-ring, backed up by a piton.
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