Start from the boulder that lies just left of the big off width crack near the center of the south face.  Face climb up and right past two (old) bolts to the crack where it begins to narrow.  Climb the crack to its end and make a difficult move left to the bottom of a second crack, then up to a ledge.  Now climb up and right to a bolt, then left to easier climbing and the summit.

Right Wight

West Rib

Straight Outta Mordor

Thror

There and Back Again

Unknown 2

Thrain

Unknown  1

Ghostwriter

Just as awesome as 'Thrain'. Follow right trending bolt line through the crux, place a hand? size cam, then keep trucking to the top.

This is a classy Needles adventure route with good exposure! With modern gear it protects pretty well. Great warmup for it's big brother 'The Naked Rib' on the Bartizan.   

  Pitch 1) Climb crack until it ends, move left to the exposed rib past a good bolt and several gear placements. Continue up the rib past a very old bolt protecting a short steep section, all the way to a 2 bolt anchor and good belay seat.  

  Pitch 2) Pull crux? off belay and continue up the rib finding good gear to an airy step across move to more good gear. (right below the step across will be a 2 bolt anchor for 'There and Back Again') Shortly after passing another new set of chain anchors, you'll arrive to 'Thrains' anchor. (2 good bolts, 2 buttonheads and cord)

A steeper route with a cool crux sequence. Gotta sack up to get the fifth bolt! Falls are clean.

Very long and enjoyable, meandering, mixed climb. Start up the large left facing flake and follow the next three bolts from there to the angling jug rail. Place a #4. Step left at the 4th bolt. Find a couple more finger size pieces as you trend up right. Follow three more bolts to the belay perch.

Two cracks linked by two bolts. Tricky and slow going in between the two, then cruxy in the second crack. To finish, you could either bust left over the bulge into Unknown route 1. Or, stay right in wide crack that would take you near 'Thrain's" anchors (2 rope rap). I'm not sure how the finish was originally intended. There is a buttonhead/leeper anchor at the end of the first crack (5.10-?), Shaffer came along and put in the extension which is the upper overhanging seam.

Thin balancy crystal pinching with good ride potential. Very long route with some gear placements up higher and a nice belay ledge at the top. Safe but spicy!

Follows thin seam to upper face crux. Sustained throughout both. Great technical sidepull/gaston climbing. The seam looks a little tight in the beginning, but it protects well. I suspect this is a Shaffer creation. If so, he sure was the man!

Well protected cruxes down low then increasing runouts. Quite technical with hard to find holds. Possible to share the last bolt of the route to the right. This line was first envisioned by Shaffer, who put in the first two bolts.

Like all the other summits behind the lake, this is a large fin formation with a NW face and SE face. Originally called Hot Potato by the Conns when they climbed it on Aug 22nd, 1955. Holds several lesser known classics, put in more recently.

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