Wiessner Route

The guide has this described as three pitches (4 if you count the 3rd class traverse).

I did the standard route. Found gear to be lacking for a few moves near the top of P2, in the blocky wide chimney part above the roof before the tree belay/rap. Issue here is the amount of rope out, slack from the pro placed, and low angle of the pitch. Fall would likely be 15 feet onto low angle rock/ledge, even when done right. That means PG.

Also thought the protection on the last pitch was unlikely to stop me from decking, stances were predetermined and spread the first couple pieces a little too far apart. Great climbing nonetheless.

Definitely link P1 and 2 if you have a full rack. #3 cam was handy to protect the roof on P1. There's a few ways to pull the small roof on P1, the belly flop (as describe in the adk rock guide book) is optional. Jun 20, 2011

The block up about 40 feet can be a bit of a challenge for a 5.6 route ...
First and second pitches can be linked without too much trouble,
A 70 meter rope will just make the ground from the first tree when decending Aug 6, 2011

I found the right side of the block to be the easier way to surpass it. A "belly flop" is not required if you use all the available holds. And yes, definitely link P1 and P2 unless you need to "coach" your second through the block crux. Oct 12, 2011

choss. this route is full of loose, ready to break off in your hand rock. still worthwhile and fun. felt a lil PG before getting good gear in a thin diagonal crack near the top of P2. would describe this as an adventure route. Sep 27, 2012

The crux block move is awkward right or left (I tried right and it didn't work for me so I went back left.) I think if you are a bigger person (I am small) you might have more success right jamming your leg in on the right side of the block. Anyway, this route is well worth doing IMO. The rock quality didn't feel any worse than that found on parts of Hesitation - it is alpine and you simply need to be comfortable with that in order to handle (and ENJOY) the second pitch, which is really quite fun. The whole route is really just fun, easy climbing to the top with one awkward crux at the block on P1. Aug 19, 2013

Just climbed this again yesterday (following this time allowed me to try something new!) Kevin is right - there is indeed a way to climb up onto the block without making a strenuous and awkward belly flop type move. Oct 14, 2013

Descent: The walkoff on climber's left is the easiest way down. No need to shwack along the cliff to the far right rappel and then walk back to your stuff. Just follow the heard path left at top-out and then down toward the base of the climb. No more challenging than hiking down the approach. Highly recommended! Jun 8, 2015

There is a piton in the horizontal directly underneath the crux block on P1. This pin combined with a 0.75(green) BD C4 right in the vertical crack to the left of the block protect the crux nicely. I made the mistake of placing another piece higher where my hands needed to go.
There is lots of loose rock "sitting" on the various ledges of this route - be careful.
P2 (or P4 in the guidebook) has a lot of good looking pro opportunities in vertical cracks but many are formed by very hollow sounding plates. Good gear is available but you have to carefully check it. Oct 9, 2016