This was the first route established on the Odyssey Block.  It was done ground-up without the bolt (which was added later by the FA party to make the route R instead of X).  This is a great line but it's a bit sandbagged and dangerous. Lower from the anchors on Song of the Sirens.

Block Party

Bart at the Blackboard

Song of the Sirens

Krusty The Clown

Charybdis

Scylla

Meltdown

Smithers Gets His Man

The Real Homer

A Gathering of Shades

Principal Skinner

Sideshow Bob

Hard fuzzy face climbing up to a short toothy crack.  This route is more sport than trad but you'll need some cams to keep it safe.

5 bolts, anchors.  Mixed line with a high first bolt.  Sling flakes to get to the first bolt.

This is a really fun route and may be closer to 5.9 than 5.10.  Please add your opinion!  As with all of the routes on these free-standing pillars, please protect the rim ecology by lowering off the anchors and staying off the summit.

Climb the shallow left-facing dihedral, then move right onto the face.  A great line that will keep you focused for the routes entirety.

Fabulous arete climb.  There is a loose flake near the top, on the right.

Discontinuous finger crack.  Be careful with the expanding flake at the top of the crack.  Head right and top out.  Rap from trees.

Mixed line with 3 bolts and anchors.  Start at center of face, then work left to a bolt.

Climb the hand/finger crack to join the dihedral, then undercling left to the anchors on Krusty the Clown.

A hundred feet or two downstream from the giant flake/tunnel. This area is comprised of three huge glorious free standing blocks and a "turret". This is a cool shady place that is good for escaping the heat. The blocks and zig-zag shape of the main wall create a number of shady alleyways with lots of corners and aretes.  The main wall is called Springfield Alley.  The first block encountered is Springfield Elementary, the next block is Springfield Nuclear, and the last block is the Odyssey Block.  The turret jutting out between blocks 2 and 3 is cleverly called The Turret.

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Routes in Springfield