Bridging Boulders

Several short, easy routes exist on the left-hand side of the west wall. Choose your own line.

Straight up the middle to the high point. Do not use the edge on the left. Now try without using your hands!

Pleasant climbing on the arete. Head up the little alcove, using good side-pulls, to the ledge. A big undercling on the left takes you back onto the arete and easy climbing.

Up the middle of the face, using small edges to a side-pull. Do not use the left edge or better holds further right. Continue straight up past the horizontal break.

Requires absolute commitment. Start with hold 1, get your feet up and dyno for 2. Has been done by short and tall people.

Climb the groove and crack, then continue to the top of the rock.

Climb the pillar. A sit start adds a grade or two.

Traverse the wall. Without bridging. Normally done right to left, but can be done in the opposite direction.

Traverse about 50cm below the major line of positive holds.

Up the middle of the steep face. Once at a vague ledge a committing move leads to a good incut. Do not use the right arete. The proximity of the other wall makes the landing quite bad.

Climb the short, smooth wall at the left end. Pleasant climbing but the landing is broken: take care.

Climb the left side of the main wall.

Climb the right side of the wall.

Quite fun. Bridge up between the two rocks. Generally easier to start on the northern end of the corridor (where the rocks are a bit closer together) and move up and seaward. When you can't bridge any further, push yourself on to the left wall and finish up route 13.