Vie come trad in East Kootenays

Right hand variant pitch (2nd) to Ponderosa

P1: 5.10a 25m P2: 5.11a 20m P3: 5.6 15m

Bolts at top. Bring longer draws for wandering route up crack.

mixed

Originally graded 5.5, but has since been upgraded in the 'East Kootenay Rocks guide book, 2021 edition.

G.E. Crack is at the right side of Nathan's Wall. It is the obvious, incipient crack that runs up the wall. The crack terminates at a cove. At this cove is a roof with a crack running up through it. Traverse right to the anchor station. This route shares an anchor station with Salmonella Ecstacy.

Large crack just left of 'Fructosis', it is not clear if this has actually been climbed.

On the right side of the cliff is a face with a incipient crack running up it. This crack ascends to a prominent roof. One can traverse left around this roof and ascend the left facing corner to a anchor a station. This is abalokav rocks. This route is to the right of the sport climb Too many ledges.

Start on gear on this line up the left side of the slab, finish on gear above.

Climb the obvious crack on gear and end up at the chain of its neighbour.

An old guide book described the gear for this as "None"...

This route is sandwiched between two sport routes. To the left is Darkness Descending; the right, Too Many Ledges. Ascend the easy, right facing corner to a ledge. Here you will find a bolt. Ascend the thin cracks up the face. The pro does look meager, but perception is not reality. The right crack in particular hosts lots of good pro. Traverse left. Ascend the easier terrain to the anchor station.

This route is at the right side of Nathan's wall. This route ascends a large, left facing corner to the cliff top. To the right of this route is the sport route named Estrogen arete. Ascend the corner to the cliff top. There are no anchors atop this route. Scramble left to clip the anchors atop Salmonella Ecstacy, or alternatively, scramble right to the anchors atop Estrogen arete.

There are a couple variations to this route to make it more interesting. Option 1: do the low traverse left to the right facing corner and climb around the arete to the Salmonella Ecstacy anchor station (more difficult). Option 2: do the high traverse left. Climb around the arete to the Salmonella Ecstacy anchor station (5.6).