Ascents in Crown Buttress

Could not do the V3ish start so pulled on the first bolt. Rest easier than SB#1 and SB#2 so about 14.

Pulled thru first move, some kind of campus rockover. Rest much like the others.

with Jim

V1-2 bouldery start then 17 slab. Ha ha.

More mega highstepping, nearly split my seams. There must be easier ways.

Finally something clean in the goofy shoes.

with Jim

Slabbing - that obscure art. I know one is supposed to Trust Your Feet and Just Step Up, but how easy is that? Struggled through with enough clean patches to stick on.

Desperate start on slick black granite clawing at sidepulls while executing an over-crutch highstep, then answering the question "can you climb pure lichen?" in the tentative affirmative. A bit of actual rock further up P1.

Rapped into the top, took one look, considered the horrors, and retreated upward.

Took the "easy" left sided option through the bush up the angled cheese grater, busted a crucial outside foothold and got grated. Got up there again into the flared V chimney and definitely maxxed out the old ticker, very barely stayed stuck in, but finally thrutched into relief. Then up easier crack and final slab to avoid last bottomless boulder. Felt like 23 but probably only an old-school 17 chimney .. I mean, they didn't come much harder than that did they? Plenty of pro, if you want that kind of thang. Or try the right variant for a real granite experience.

hand traverse & offwidth..yum

peak baggers's delight

The best way to the summit to watch the sun set. Check out the anchours when you get up there.

Followed Knox up to the top - star mostly for the step over, and the great views from the top. Maybe take some tat to reinforce the antique rap anchor.

Cool easy climbing to get to the summit of Evan's Crown. Only used a No.4 C4 cam on the whole route which didn't protect Stevo for the first section bridging between the two walls, whoops sorry Stevo. It could be safely soloed but you probably want arapell rope. The rap anchors badly need replacing but there is one good bolt among all that rusty anchor.

with Cate

Bit less run out than the Lefty. Final move to go on top of boulder is fun.

Fun crux. This route has carrots at the top and needs to be topped out.

Again slipped off the first move then from the ground. Really nice rock

with Cate

with Cate

A bit runout

Very runout. Bit scary to clip first bolt. Anchor is rusty.

Anchors are pretty rusty but seem to be holding pretty good.

I appeared to be to fat bit scared to squeeze chimney the second pitch after soloing first pitch in my runners.