Seasonal raptor closure at Monument Area MORE INFO >>>
Rock climbing is not allowed 1/4 mile either side of the Monument due to a nesting pair of Golden Eagles. The birds are using Staender Ridge as a perch therefore it is also within the closure area. The trail which is on the backside of the Monument is open to through traffic, but hiking is not allowed around the cliff faces.
A fairly short route that climbs on knobs up through a crux bulge near the top. This route was given 10c in the 92 Watt's guide but feels easier than Dances with Clams to the right.
Location
On a short pillar just off the Misery Ridge/Red Wall trail, below Bill's Flake. Just left of the route, Dances with Clams.