This route ascends the southern edge of the East face, just right of the Gully/Dihedral that splits the face.

P1. Start at on the low point of the rock and work up some easy but unprotected slabs for some 30 feet. From here traverse left towards a bulge and protect before moving left of the bulge and into a large gully. The gully's entrance is the crux and is water polished. Protection is available, but you need to be creative and look for it. Below and left of the entrance to the gully you will see at least a couple of bolts from an old aid line leading into the gully from the South. Climb up the gully on easier ground and belay when you run out the rope

P2. Exit the gully by overcoming a small roof with a 5 inch crack but great hand and footholds (5.2?). Work up and left and belay right of the small summit block (not pro at the summit).

Descent: downclimb a steep and exciting crack system to the west (5.0) for some 40 feet.

East Face/4th Pinnacle

Halls of Poison Ivy

East Face Right

West Side Bulge

The technical crux of this climb is likely near the ground with poor protection (or none) in some flaky rock, while the physical crux lies at the top on a steep but juggy hand traverse with poor feet.  The first of these can be avoided, and the second can be well protected. The route offers some cool climbing at the grade, which makes up for the less aesthetic nature of the seldom climbed line (lichen, flakes, & pine needles).

In spite of its name, this is a surprisingly good route.

Due to the poison ivy challenge in mid-route, we opted for soloing the route rather than drag our rope through the evil weed.

Start on the East face immediately left of the large overhang/dihedral that splits the face. Climb up the gully under the overhang, and arrive at a large ledge. The ledge is indeed covered with vegetation, with lots of poison ivy, but this time of year you can easily pick you way through the leaveless twigs. Or you can walk around the patch by heading South.

From here, the dihedral is well defined and a long flake/crack marks the route to the top. The rock's quality is some of the best I have seen in The Flatirons, and the climbing is aesthetic and fun. From the top, head East and downclimb 10 feet to reach the base of the summit block near the start of the descent crack.

Descent - downclimb the steep crack West of the summit.

Begin just right of graffiti and (climber's) left of the descent on the west side of the Fourth Pinnacle. Climb into a cave then out the hand crack splitting a bulge. Solid jams with poor feet make for an exciting albeit short ascent. Finish either left or right to easier terrain.

I climbed it solo, but it can be well-protected with hand-sized cams.

Description

Protection

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