Start at the base of the easy chimney on the east face. Climb to the top of the chimney and sink in a belay. Then look for a bolt on the face just to the left of the chimney. Traverse over and climb to the top on face holds. (This climb could probably be done as just one pitch).
Protection
Standard Rack for first pitch. One bolt on the second pitch. Fixed anchors on top.
This can be done as one pitch, if long runners are not used rope drag is horrid. I remember pulling slack to make the final moves to the summit. Beautiful summit, there was a person playing a reed flute in the picket fence area the day we did this route giving us a surreal needles experience.
For those who think the move to the bolt is a bit wiggy (because of the pretty big fall into the chimney), there is a solid nut placement a little right and just above the band you must step over to access the bolt. You can one rope 60m rap this from the lower platform, but it's easier to two rope it from the summit.
There is one bolt on the second pitch, but I believe you can sling a horn and possibly place a nut after the bolt. This route could be done in one pitch, but because of the airy traverse left it may be safer to do it as two pitches to get over the mental crux.
Station 13
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