Gatekeeper

Gatekeeper
5.12+ (5.7 pg-13)
3 stars / 3 pitches 175’

P1. Start left of the Quartz Crack Face, left of the gully that leads up to Skywalk (.10b) at a crack system with a lone bolt up high. Climb the crack being cautious of loose rock on the right and clip the bolt to pull up and over to a bolted anchor station. ~ 50’ , 5.8+
( you can skip this pitch by climbing down left and up to a small ledge to launch. Can easily link this into P2 to the start of P3 from this ledge.)

P2. Step up and left and follow the weakness, placing gear and being cautious for loose rock. Clip a bolt ¾ of the way and step up up and left being mindful of the large block, aiming for the anchor bolts that start P3. 5.7 PG-13 ~75’

P3. The money pitch! Leave the belay and undercling the thin seam in the roof clipping bolts along the way. Get to the rest jug, shake out, clip… figure out the crux and pull over the lip! End at a bolted belay station. ~50’

Descent: Rappel over the lip into the brush/tree's below and find another bolted rappel anchor and rap to the ground (useful to saddlebag rope's here and mind the loose rock. Walk back around to the packs.

Single 60M rope.
Light cam rack - Red C3 to #2

FA: Tim Farr & Matt Karkut, 2017 (Originally aided on gear by Tim at C2/+, He returned to place bolts on P3)
FFA: Troy Anger & Tim Farr, July 5th, 2019

Start left of the Quartz Crack Face, left of the gully that leads up to Skywalk (.10b) at a crack system with a lone bolt up high.

Light cam rack - Red C3 to #2