Start up the left facing corner (same as Slip Knot) to the roof.  Traverse left on tiny feet underneath the roof.  Reach the arête and move down and around it to south facing wall.  Move left on the short wall and finish on low angled wall.

Down-to-Earth

Hard Nut to Crack

Near Miss

Night shift

Slip Knot

Flying Raccoon

Roller Coaster

Log Jam

Franny and Zoey

Three Stooges

Shorthanded

Moondog Delight

Tight Feeling

Coil Spring

Squeezed Out

Verdant

Ivy League

Cahoots

Darkness at Noon

Twister

Solidarity

Pieces of Eight

Snakebite

Mother Russia

Pit Viper

Duck-Over

Climbing Bind

Diamondback

Rattler

Start near the middle of the face.  Climb up over two horizontal overlaps,  Follow the contour of the third overlap up and right to a good hold.  Then head left to a small left-facing corner.  When you reach the roof, traverse left and pull that sucker beneath a small left-facing corner.

Climb the small crack that starts just left of the opening of the boulder cave and passes the beige area where a block fell off on the left.  Eventually the crack peters out and you continue straight up the face to the top.

Climb the arête.  At the roof move left and follow the small crack to the top.

To the right of the large overhang on the left side of the crag is a short crack which offers a nice moderate climb.

Layback and jam up the beautiful left facing corner system that shares the start of 'Down-to-Earth'.  reach the roof on bomber holds and decent rest.  hand traverse out right on a ledge (that doesn't take pro like it looks it should) to the arête and short face above.  Pull the crux up to this arête and short face to the top.

At the far right side of the cliff are a pair of cracks.  The right most is flying squirrel.  Climb the small overhang (crux) to obtain the crack. Climb up and to the left of another small overhang, dodging a pricker bush (go right) near the top. 

At the right end of the cliff there is a low overhang with two cracks. The left crack leading left of a pricker bush is Log Jam. The right crack is Flying Racoon. Skamper over the low overhang to gain purchase on the small face holds and crack. Climb the vertical crack until it tops out.

A sweaty crack on the right side of the major part of the cliff offers surprisingly good climbing.  The top-out can be a bit dicey so be careful on the ledges near the end.

A variation to Franny and Zoey.  Begin about 20 feet left of the normal route below a left-facing corner.  At the top of the corner, traverse right on the ledge and finish on the regular route.

Scramble up the large, blocky left-facing corner with a big crack in the back.

The furthest right flake/crack on the wall with the large boulder beneath. Best protected if you start under the cave and work out to the left-handed crack above the large boulder. Climb up the double cracks, passing to the right of the remnants of what used to be small trees, to gain that ledge . Continue up the flake/crack and through the two roofs on the left face of the arete and then on to the top.

Stem and squeeze up the short chimney. Shift right at the roof and follow the blocky corner to the top.

Start at the 4 foot high pedestal and ascend the slightly overhanging crack in the middle of the left wall.

A nasty, mossy crack that leads toward a ledge with a pine tree.  Included primarily as a navigation point so you can find other routes.

Straight up the face to the right of Climbing Bind.  Follow a faint water stain and finish on the left-facing protrusion.

Climb the wider crack just right of 'Solidarity' to a 6 foot high block. Continue up the crack above to the top.

Work up the cracks between Down-to-Earth and Night Shift.  Bypass the small roof on the right until you reach a small overlap.  Move left and finish on the middle of the face.

Look for a very straight and even 4 inch crack in a large right-facing corner.

Skirt around the opening of the boulder cave on the left and follow the crack over the opening that leads to the right side of a beige gap where a block fell off. Move right over the block that has not yet fallen off and continue up the slot to the top.

Crack to the right of the Boulder cave. Start up the detached block to the overhanging crack. Continue up healthy hand jams to an easily layback. Climb the middle of the upper face with small protection and top out.

Climb the small crack that leads to a left-facing corner.

Climb up 10 feet through the moss in the center of the wall to a ledge.  Then follow the right-facing corner to the top. 

  The following top-rope routes are on the same face (L->R): 

 Snake Charmer 5.11 Medusa's Face 5.9+ Mother Russia Nest of Snakes 5.9 Puff Adder 5.10 Hognose 5.5 (arête)

Follow the left-facing corner and arch, then straight up to the top through a awkward horizontal crack.

From the top of the boulder, traverse right to the prominent left-facing corner.  Follow the corner to a small overhang, traverse left, and finish on the Moondog Delight arête. 

  A 5.10+ R variation starts on the ground 10 ft. right of the boulder, beneath the left-facing corner.

Prominent crack and left-facing corner 15 feet right of Pit Viper.

Start in the small right-facing corner just left of Franny and Zoey. Shift left a tad at the ledge and slither your way up the dark water streak following the white highlights.

Start beneath the left-facing Three Stooges corner. Ascend straight up the corner and the brown water stain above it.

This wooded crag makes an excellent winter crag.  It is south facing and gets sun for most of the afternoon.  The summit offers pleasant views of the eastern side of the ridge.  In the summertime, there are persistent mosquitoes, and the right side of the cliff weeps.

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