Type: Sport, 210 ft (64 m), 3 pitches
FA: Frank Harvey, Micah McCrotty
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Shared By: Micah McCrotty on Nov 6, 2023
Admins: Stonyman Killough, Luke Cornejo, saxfiend

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This climb is the classic in the area. First toproped by Bob Cormany in 1970-71, it has seen repeated aid assents over the years. Frank Harvey climbed it in 1992-94 and placed a bolt on lead at the crux (it remains). 

P1: Straight forward 5.7 slab with some interesting finger pockets and ledges. Ends on a comfortable standing ledge with two bolt anchor. 70'. 5.7.

P2: Begin moving up into a long ramp with scalloped finger features until you reach a roof. Move left, through the weakness in the roof, then pull the bulge (crux) and head left to a small ledge. Two bolt anchors. 90'. 5.10a.

P3: Follow the obvious crack system and weakness to the top anchors. Do not disturb the honeybee hive! If they are too active, simply downclimb and rap off. There is a large hive in a crack in the middle of the pitch. Often very docile, but leave them beeee. The route gets its first name from this hive. 60'. 5.6.

This has been climbed as a single long pitch of 210', or broken into three pitches. 

You can rapel, or walk the trail down climbers left to return to the base. 

Location Suggest change

Located under the obvious large headwall. It climbs to the left of the overhung area, missing any of the steepness by pulling through a weakness in the headwall in P2. Begin on the ramp crack to the tree ledge, then break left towards the slab and follow the bolts. 

Protection Suggest change

All pitches are bolted.

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