Surveyer's Route (The Flake)

START - Down and right of Middle Forist, at a slab below THE flake.

This is climb #14 in the pamphlet guide.

P1 - Scramble up the ladder (A-1 ?!) and head for the flake. (A good cam placement at the base, then only thin wired nuts along the "layback" flake. [finger tips at best). At a good horizontal, step right onto the slab. Then up (gear only) past one not-so-solid right-facing flake, and continue on (5.5 PG-13 ?) horizontal flakes and small ledges to the anchor shared with "Berliner". 110-115 ft 5.7 / 5.7+ PG-13. Rap with a 70m rope; with a 60m it may be possible to reach the fern-covered terrace on the right.

Top Rope Variation [photo]- Climb the dark rock a few feet left of the layback flake, continue straight above the overlap and horizontal crack (i.e. don't step right). Merge with the regular line about 20-25 ft above the horizontal. 5.9 / 5.9+

Gear - thin wires for crux section. Beware placing any cams behind the not-so-solid flake (good gear in crack a couple of inches higher) Bad enough you'll be standing on the flake, you don't want it prying out with cam-action if you blow the move onto the flake.