Ascents in Gemstone East as various tick types by Jim Olsen

Weird weather; high winds, heavy clouds, scud, spotty rain;so we decided to do something easy.

A truly delightful climb!!!

We had to go offroute because it probably rained the day before and some of the wet streaks were where one would put their feet. There was a nice foot move on the first pitch. The second (half) pitch had some nice friction/minimal hold work; good for my concentration. This variation appears more difficult than the standard Opal route. We found that Hills guidebook said 150' from the top rappell bolts. It's more like 175'.