Planet Index Rock Climbing

If you were to take the Great Northern Slab area at the Lower Town Wall, add nice views, good belay ledges, and more climbing variety, then you'd get a fair image of climbing at Planet Index. Here lies some classic, short, lower-angle trad cracks, but also much more. The downside is the long and meandering approach trail, though this helps to get you away from the crowds and provides a scenic warm up. 

Planet I is divided into nine sectors. Find a complete listing with route topos and photos freely available at the guide link on the left. Probably has at least 70 routes there, though many are short.  

Briefly, find more sun exposure and slab at Lookout jr, steeper cracks and shade at The Towers, more steep cracks plus face climbs in the shade at Daddy and The Inferno. For morning shade on steep face and crack, go to Moonworms Wall and Noodle. These latter areas can have sun from mid-morning through late afternoon. Small Steps tends to be in the sun most of the time, yet offers more of the easier routes. Finally, Lolybird and Moai have some shade and a nice base for hanging out. On sunny days the upper tier tends to have more breezes from mid-morning that help keep you cooler. This tier also dries very quickly after a rain.