When the Cat's Away, the Mice Will Play

Really fun slightly over-hanging climbing on crimps and side pulls.

Somehow get to the 3 bolt anchor (the p2 anchors on Touching the Sky), then make some easy moves right and up to gain a small ledge. Once you're standing on the ledge, the business begins. Sidepulls and crimps get you past two bolts to a positive hold and the 3rd bolt. Do a short traverse left on small crimps, then straight up on more sidepulls and increasingly positive holds to some random bolts on a ledge. The closest rap anchor is farther left.

I feel like the style dictates how hard this pitch is. On TR it feels like .11d/.12a, and clipping bolts would probably feel about the same. However, because the gear options do not line up with good clipping holds, a gear lead would be much more demanding, and would be significantly more proud and difficult.

This line goes up from the P2 anchors on "Touching the Sky." You can get there via Ray Auld or Touching the Sky. You can also get there from the top of the cliff and rappel in, by hiking down from the summit area, past moss wall, and following trails. The top area is a big, flat, grassy area with some bolted anchors (but no rap rings).

Four quality bolts protect the climb nicely, with fixed steel draws at the anchor. Or, be bold and lead it on small offset nuts and gear (nothing bigger than a blue (.3) c4 plus a .75 and #2 camalot and some runners, or TR it by extending an anchor over the lip of the headwall to avoid rope drag.