Yosemite Sam

This is a nice, clean crack climb. The upper half requires some larger pro (3-4 inch) and is most easily liebacked. If you traverse left near the top you can lower form the Elmer Fudd anchor, although reaching up to clip it will probably be the most exciting move of the climb for the 5.4 leader! Nov 7, 2008

At what I believe is the top of the original route I decided to continue to the top of the formation to belay, so I could do the walkoff to the right. The remaining climbing (about 12 ft) looked maybe 5.7 or less, but as I grabbed a nice hold on top of a large plate in the least exposed middle section, it moved and threatened to fall right down on top of me. A bit spooked, I went left instead, which was more exposed, but allowed for a reasonable move to a mantle and then the top of the rock. It worked out, but a warning about the loose flake, which seemed dangerous. Sep 19, 2010

An easy clip of the bolt anchors for a 6'2" leader (me), but probably very challenging for the short.

Beware of two keyed (but loose) blocks in the top crack and one in the lower crack. Mar 24, 2015

This was maybe my 10th actual climb at the time. I was an arborist at the time so a strong climber but not used to rock and lacking experience. My leader freaked out at gear anchor spot and wanted to belay me across the traverse to the bolts, which I found easy but I didn't have anything to clip myself to anchor bolts. He throws me a tiny shoelace of dyneema and had me belay him to anchors to setup rappel. Never been so terrified performing a hanging belay off something the siZe of a shoe string. Mar 15, 2018