Start up the shared runnel start with Klingons and head straight up on nice pockets.

Stay left of the orange hole of Uranus.  Climb up to two bolt anchor just below the crest of the top.

Vulcan Nerve Pinch

Petrified

Baby Seal

Spirit World

Scorpious

Red Cloud

Blood Drive

Free Spirits

Klingons Circling Uranus

Pink Coral

After Life

Orion

Climb a technical dihedral, then continue up the sustained face.

Climb up the steep start on good holds and gain the little rib leading to the nifty runnel above.

Some edging, nice side pulls on the runnel.  Short but sweet on nice rock.

As the DK says, "perfect for a club".  Ha ha.

Six bolts of climbing on water sculpted pockets and jugs so numerous that the crux is deciding which holds to use. Slightly overhanging for the first three bolts, easing a bit to the chains.

Like the rest of the area, the holds on Spirit World are very sharp (so sharp that if you fell it could slice you up like a pound of bacon).

This climb reminded my partner of the Mediterranean limestone in Malta.  The line will lead you up glorious grey pockets and scoops, runnels and swirly whirls.  Start with a little mini uber-protected roof, pause at a rest ledge, then fire up pinches and pockets to the anchor.

An excellent, long route through interesting (and sharp!) rock. A large dish midway up, just to the right of the line allows for a no-hands rest (and for clowning around).

At the midpoint rap anchors the rock gets a bit steeper, but good holds abound and in only one or two locations do you wish for slightly better feet.

Three routes, sharing the same four bolts, start off the fun at

The Watchtower

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Blood Drive

resides as the second tallest and most direct route on it's north/east face. Begin climbing the slab using shallow pockets and "cake battered" feet. Climb straight up the wall passing a mid-station anchor and head for a drain shaped water runnel. Enter the runnel and put your stemming shoes on. Make delicate work of this long, tedious crux and be rewarded with a set of chains.

climb this route to the first anchor for a fun 5.8

A mid-station anchor allows the use of one 50m rope.

A great line with interesting runnels near the top.   Start on Afterlife, 10a, and traverse left following the adjacent bolt line.  Location of the crux probably depends on how you do the traverse left from Afterlife.  Low being easier, high being more fun!  Much higher quality movement than Afterlife.

Start up just left of the low spot trough running under the route. Fun runnels lead to a ledge passing couple of bolts (extend the last one to reduce rope drag).

Step up to the main face.  Climb up to the big, orange hole and continue past on the right. and up to the anchor just shy of the top ridge.

Stem up alcove and move right to face above a tree.

After Life

is a great route climbing a various array of pockets, pinches, and water runnels. Goss's guide book says "if there's pockets like this in the afterlife, sign me up". While i wouldn't die in an attempt to gain these attributes, this is a still a fun route, a great warm-up, and should not to be missed.

Enter the crux after clipping a few bolts. There is an overall sustained nature to the route, however, it becomes gradually easier and more rewarding the higher you climb.

The limestone on this wall is sharp and high-quality.

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Routes in The Watchtower