Primal Cinema

Primal Cinema links the first pitch of

Strange Cargo

to the final pitch of

Autumn

. The entire climb is either three or four pitches long depending on your choice of belays. It's worth considering if you've already climbed

Strange Cargo

,

Autumn

,

Divination

, and

Zentropa

and want to do another moderate sport route on Lost Angel. 1 star for the independent pitches; 3 stars for the entire route.

P1. Climb the first pitch of

Strange Cargo

.

P2. From the belay, climb a slab on the right and then move back left into a large, right-facing corner. The first bolt is 15' or so above the belay and difficult to spot from below. After a few .10a moves in the corner, diagonal up right following a series of weaknesses in the steep wall and belay on a narrow ledge. The rock on this pitch is friable and loose in places. Be careful.

P3. Pull over a .10b bulge just left of the belay ledge, and then climb up and right to the rounded arete on the third pitch of

Autumn

.

P4. Either continue up

Autumn

or, to minimize rope-drag on its insecure finishing moves, down-climb roughly 15'-20' to the belay anchors before beginning

Autumn's

third pitch. (Rossiter's guidebooks suggest a pendulum to reach the

Autumn

belay. I thought the slabby downclimbing was reasonable. Your second can protect it by leaving the rope clipped into the second bolt on the arete before descending.)

Up to 12 QDs.