mckinley's Logbook (7 ascents)

This route has really fun climbing up to and through the crux, with solid gear. I used a lot of my gear down low and after the crux, there's only a couple of places to get gear in until the anchors (which are probably still 20-30 feet away). I didn't have the right piece (orange or red tcu...nuts would not seem to work in flare) and so had to run out the awkward slab to the top.

Still a fun climb tho! And the blocks after the crux are totally solid. They just look a bit weird from the ground.

PG13 rating applies only if you lack the right gear!

Fun climbing, but since about 30% of each of the 2 pitches is walk-up slab, I'm not sure if it's worth the hike over to the hidden wall followed by the rhodo-filled bushwack from the top of the climb way down left to the descent tree. The views and exposure are nice though, the crux was fun, and there don't seem to be too many people using the hidden wall. So those do balance the equation some...

Don't fall before placing the first piece...it's a long way back to the car hopping on one foot.

cool bouldery start with no pro. The crack above is laid back and fun.

Fun route if you bring some wide gear to protect the crux; otherwise, it can be a little run out. A small TCU (blue metolious) will help protect in the roof just after the wide crack and was the last piece i placed until the top (still another 30-40+ feet (?) or so on easy terrain).

Good climbing with some fun moves for 5.8 (also a couple of awkward moves). It's worth doing all 4 pitches just to sit near the top of Looking Glass.

Followed the first pitch, led the 2nd. First pitch a little awkward near the top, but still fun. the second is just fun overhanging jugs with good pro--only problem is it's too short.