Scramble up from the ground to the base of the trough (several different ways).  The climb starts here (it's possible to sling the pillar/hole for the belayer).  Move up the trough past two bolts to a third bolt.  The crux is just above.  Climb up the thin crack or move out to the left a bit on good face holds.  Two ring anchor just right of the small bush above.

This route requires a number of different skills, from thin crack to liebacks, smearing, and face moves.

Jack Of All Trades

Smells Like Dehydration

Shadow Dance

Generation Gap

Soft Pedal

Perilous Times

Climb up the shallow, right facing corner past two bolts to an undercling.  Traverse out right and clip the third bolt.  Grab a positive edge around the corner (1st crux, hard to see, easier for long ape index), then work up the lieback flake past the 4th bolt.  At the 5th bolt stem out right (2nd crux) and climb easy moves up a fragile pinnacle.  Keep focus past a couple of grainy moves at the 6th bolt to the 7th bolt (directional) and the anchor on the ledge to the left.

This route has excellent movement and solid hands.  The delicate footwork required on steep friction and crumbling edges adds an element of excitement to the overall character of an (otherwise) fine climb.  Most climbers will find the crux moves to be in the mid to high 5.10 range.

Climb the chimney/groove past/through several bushes.  There is plenty of dirt, munge, and the bushes fight back.  After the third bush note a 4" step on the left wall.  Traverse toward the left at that step and belay in the alcove above the prominent chimney (or belay at the anchor of Shadow Dance - watch rope drag and fall potential for the second).

Rappel from the anchor of Shadow Dance.

Start just barely inside the chimney and follow the left arete up to the first bolt on big holds. Continue up the arete past four more bolts, using both sides of the arete and the arete itself. The opposite wall (of the chimney) was not used during the FA, but may help. In general, if things appear to be harder than 5.9 it is probably easier on the other side of the arete. After the 5th bolt cross a small roof and continue up the corner (easier) or the arete (significantly harder) to a ring anchor. This is a fun route that emphasizes steep, technical climbing up an arete!

Move inside the obvious chimney that splits The Outpost and climb the intermittent seam/crack on the left/Southwest side via a combination of chimney, thin crack, and face technique.

The first piece is a solid nut or small cam a good 15 feet up and the climbing is fairly sustained until one reaches a flake/jug a little more than halfway up.  Pass the chockstone on the left and continue up the handcrack to a ledge and the Shadow Dance anchor.

A fine outing for those who don't mind a little groveling, although this is not pure chimney climbing.

Follow the bolted line, sometimes to the right, sometimes to the left.  Somewhat sustained climbing from the fourth through seventh bolt.

Fun face climbing on nice holds with some thin sections that require a bit of thinking.

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Routes in The Outpost