Alpinista

Alpinista parallels

Singing Chicken

. It has great trad 'adventure' climbing with moderate to sometimes PG-13 protection. It starts from the same rise along the base of the dome as

Singing Chicken

.

Climb to the right side of the gap at 40 feet. Continue up slightly to the right through the easing slope to the huge ledge. Build an anchor at the back of the ledge using the vertical, 1 inch crack. Escape from this ledge is possible using the bolt anchor on the right/east side of the ledge.

P2 starts up the crack. Aim for the P2 belay between the giant, left-facing corner (

Hey Ranger!

) and the tree.

P3 splits the difference between the

Hey Ranger!

corner and

Singing Chicken

.

Alpinista is on the south face of Park View Dome. It starts from the hummock 40 feet left of where the approach trail meets the base of the dome.

A standard trad rack with plenty of full-length runners.