Lac Tucker Tutte Arrampicata trad 5 vie in falesia

Birthday Bunduru follows the left-most line the entire way up.

1. 5.9, 25m. Climb the dual cracks, pull right onto the slab, then into a layback. Scramble to the ledge and traverse to the farthest left anchor.

2. 5.7, 23m. Follow the crack system, passing a cedar tree and dihedral to an anchor on a ledge.

3. 5.9, 36m. Make a couple thin slab moves to get into the next crack, up the crack and then traverse right to another cedar tree. Up the corner then across the slab at the top to the next anchor.

4. 5.5, 35m. Climb up the slab and flake. Traverse right along the top of the slab and climb the corner up two ledges to the final anchor.

Belly Full of Bug Bites follows the right-most line the entire way up.

1. 5.10, 28m. Start from behind a large boulder, next to a yellow birch. Climb the offwidth to a ledge and traverse to the farther right anchor.

2. 5.9, 22m. Move right off the ledge and up a short staircased section to a crack above. Easier if you use the tree, maybe 5.8.

3. 5.6, 30m. Super fun offwidth pitch. Bonus points if you actually climb the offwidth/chimney (closer to 5.7-5.8).

4. 5.6, 27m. Walk right along the base of the slab and belay from below the obvious crack. Climb the shallow crack to the top, traverse right along the top of the slab, then climb the corner up two ledges to the anchor.

This variation follows a series of small cracks between pitch 1 of Birthday Bunduru and Belly Full of Bug Bites. It has two possible starts:

1. Start as for Birthday Bunduru. After pulling the crux onto the slab, traverse all the way right across the slab, climb over a flake, then continue up the corner following a series of small cracks. Top out on the ledge and take your pick of anchor.

2. Start behind the boulder where Belly Full of Bug Bites begins. Make a couple thin unprotected moves to gain the weakness towards the left. Continue up the corner following a series of small cracks. Top out on the ledge and take your pick of anchor.

This route heads straight up from the P2 anchor of Belly Full of Bug Bites. Climb up the wide crack to the cedar tree, then rejoin P3 of the original route. Bring your #5 cam!