Island

There are a two ways to get to the top of the island to set up your ropes.

The easiest is soloing the backside of the island, I assisted putting a bolt in the rock at the crux in 2002. It can be wet for several days/weeks after a rain.

A dryer, safer and more difficult alternative is soloing the start of Double O, traversing right after the bulge and trending right. The crux is pulling the first bulge. Once you climb over the bulge, it becomes easier. This passage up is not done nearly as often as the back ramp.

Routes are listed in order (from left to right) starting with The Arete and going around the island to Island Access.

The Downside of the Island or The Sandbox Area has many quality boulder problems. Only a few were listed here.

There are trees up top of the island, one has chains place around it in 2010. There are others but the emphasis of sustainability ought to be used with the chains on the tree. Much vegetation has disappeared from the area and the top of the island is no exception.

10 years ago there were thistles covering most of the Whipps / Hickley area.