Drainpipe... the name says it all.  This is a mostly hands crack with a thinner start choked with grass that opens up to big hands and wider as the angle eases.

5.8 is the grade given in Carville, however, I found the low crux (pulling on grassy hummocks with no gear in) to be rather gripping.  I had been hoping for a nice warm up for Aja, instead I found myself drenched in sweat.  Also, be aware there is no good anchor for this climb, I sat behind a small boulder, stanced it, and told Zeke he'd better not fall.

I'm giving it one star... because it might be ok if the grass were dug out of the crack.

Drain Pipe

Over the Rainbow

Scarecrow

Monkey Business

Lock Buster

Colors

Jousting with a Jackal

Gasoline Alley

Colors is another classic. With super thin edging and some really balency moves, this route will keep you entertained until the end. Colors is much harder than Over the Rainbow so be prepared.

Over the rainbow is most likely the best route in rainbow. It follows very thin edges through a very intimidating face. Very fun and classic. The crux comes after the second bolt where the traverse left ends. from there you have classic moves up the face to the top.

This is the hardest line in Rainbow and one of the most sustained. A lower crux after the second bolt leads to a very hard pull over the roof. If you climb this grade good luck.

This is the odvious corner crack on the very left side of the wall which is a fun warm up for the more harder routes.

Aja is a pretty odvious line in the middle of the face. It is one of the best routes here and it is one of the few cracks. An OK start leads to spectacular fingers and thin hands through the right side of the roof.

This route starts a few feet to the left of Lock Buster. It goes up the face and keeps going after crossing Lock Buster. Stay to the left of the roof.

This route is very stiff and has some pretty good run outs on the bottom, but the crux moves are very well protected.

Gasoline Alley is another classic route. Some tricky moves at the bottom lead to some thin edges up a rounded arete. A very fun tricky route. For those who climb this grade it is a route not to miss.

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Routes in Left Side