The Emerald Highway

This route follows mostly continuous cracks for the length of the wall. With a few more ascents, it is a really nice continuous outing.

1. Start up a shallow, left-facing corner. After about 40 feet, it ends at a ledge. Above the ledge is an arch. Follow the arch to its apex, and face climb up to a small ledge above below another arch, 90 feet, 5.10+.

2. Climb over the arch, clip a bolt, and climb left past a second bolt to a shallow, left-facing corner. Follow this until you can step left on to a ledgy system and a two bolt belay, 5.10-, 90 feet.

3. Head towards the large, obvious corner. Climb up into the corner system using a nice hand crack on the left to avoid the blank section in the beginning. Belay at a two bolt belay on the right wall, 5.10, 140 feet.

4. Continue up the crack system passing a roof and belaying at the base of a chimney, 95 feet, 5.10+.

5. Follow the chimney to easier ground, and belay at a grassy ledge, 150 feet, 5.9.

6. Climb straight up over a couple of short walls and find yourself at the base of a chimney after about 80 feet. Follow this to its end, and make your way to the top of the wall, 5.7.

On the right side of the Black Wall, there are two prominent roofs that are about 300 feet above the talus. Between the two roofs is an obvious dihedral system. The Emerald Highway follows that system. It starts in a wavy flake system below the dihedral.

Per

Doug Haller

: the route starts below and to climber's right of both

Good Evans

and

Road Warrior

.

Cams from small to #5 C4 and nuts.