Approach: A large orange buttress marks Madame G's area. Guide's Wall is a 50' high toprope wall just right of orange rock. Triple Bulges begins on the right side of Guide's Wall at a wide, left-leaning crack (also first pitch of Twin Oaks). Approx. 10-minute walk from Uberfall.
P1: Climb the crack to the big ledge atop Guide's Wall. 5.3, 50'
P2: Walk 10' right on the ledge. Face climb nearly straight up 130' to the GT Ledge. Many horizontals offer decent protection. Clearing a few of the 1'-2' overhangs may be the crux. 5.5, 130'.
Protection
Traditional Gunks rack, medium cams mostly. A few old pins. Slings to rap off second ledge.
Don't miss the white tiered overhangs at the end of the second pitch right above the GT ledge. They are fun and well protected (fixed angle pin and middle sized camalots). If you insist on missing the fun of the climb, there's a rappel station (oak tree) below and to the right of the overhangs on the GT ledge.
P2 as described above misses the crux (the three tiered overhangs described by Risi). Note that if you do climb the overhangs you need to continue to the top of the cliff via some boring and vegetated climbing, do a short rappel off a manky anchor, or do an exposed downclimb 15' through some often seeping rock to get to the rappel tree to climber's right.
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