Wayback Cliff

This wide and complex cliff sits above the Summit/Tsunami/Midway/Outback cliffs. It stretches from the right hand end of the Summit Cliff to the left end of the Outback Slab. A lot of rock, but not much eye catching, other than the obvious clean black buttress (and the route Trillium) above and right of the clean Mr. Peabody slab. The layout of the cliff is similar to Center of Progress-a higher left and center section, with a lesser right hand end. Like COP, there is a steep slope between the two sections. The summit of Wayback has many open sections (similar to Summit Cliff) with excellent views. In fact, a great short hike is to go up the Wayback “gully” to the top, and then hike along the mostly open cliff top, staying close to the edge. At the climbers left end, go down to the bottom easily, and cut through the woods to the top of Summit Cliff. Hike along the open top of Summit Cliff, and go down the Silver Lake Chimney. Great views, mostly open, rivals the Jay Ridge-minus all the other people.