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This path listed here is one of countless options to top out the West Wall, but one that I think is definitely worth describing. It is very direct, easy to follow, and totally void of crowds. It parallels Craven Image— just to the left. If you don’t mind 5.7 runnouts and a few moves that could use more cleaning up, it’s a great line.

Finding the start: 60' before (left) the 4th class scramble up to Craven Image is a large ugly dihedral with bushes and loose blocks. Skip that crap and instead begin 20' right on a right leaning crack with great dike above. Above said ugly dihedral, you'll see a left facing flake.  

P1. 5.7 

Start way left to climb the rightward arching crack with a perfect dike just above. A tricky, but bomber .5 placement awaits. 5.5R takes you to a comfy belay ledge with two medium nuts on the right. While this pitch is short, it lines you up to belay perfectly for the crux pitch, and gives you enough rope for a proper second pitch with comfortable belay. You could link this into the first half of the second pitch, but doesn’t help anything. 65’

P2. 5.9

Head up and over to the dihedral, stepping across the top of the blocks. This is much nicer than climbing the dihedral and needing to pull on them! There’s a dirty move and a few small pieces of gear in the roof. The left facing flake (crux) is just above and can be protected well with offset gear. After the flake, run it out on a 5.3 jug haul to a knob. If you go left from the knob, that is the 5.10R/X with the pin that Salamanizer mentions in the comments for Lady Bug. Instead, go right from the knob into a juggy flake. Just left of the Craven Image chimney belay, there’s one last tricky layback move. Continue up easier terrain, just left of the Lady Bug chimney all the way to the top of the pillar, 70' later. 200’ 

P3. 5.8 R

The easiest method would be to just traverse far right and join Lady Bug as it joins Craven Image at the big white bowl (5.7?). To continue the direct line instead, head up and left to a right facing overlap; this is the third pitch for April Fools (I think). You’ll stumble up upon a bolt, then intermittent gear that is challenging and fleeting —  finishing with 50’ of unprotected 5.6 to a large sandy wildflower ledge. It's very possible I didn't find the best path through here since I've heard the third pitch to April Fools is supposedly no biggie. At the ledge, either continue up and right into Craven image or stop here to belay with a crack hidden down low on your right side (I had to dig it out). Save a blue Metolius, #2 and #3 for the belay. 

P4. 5.8

The easiest method would be to just head up and right joining into Craven Image (5.7) or Better Than It Looks (5.8), but if those are crowded or you’ve done them a bunch, instead walk left on the slab and pull a few 5.6R face moves (look for the big flat jug to the right of the crack) to enter the overhung hand crack on the right facing wall above. Entering the crack too early is garbage! The start will benefit form some traffic. Continue jamming into a 40’ chimney (beware of the avoidable loose rock). Belay on a nice stance after exiting the chimney with .75-1”. 100’

P5. 5.7 

Wander your way up and left joining into the last little bit of Dead Tree Direct. 80’ 

Starts 45' left of the 4th class scramble up to Craven Image. Look for a left facing flake 20' left of the Craven Image traverse. 

.2-3.5" I think