Hard-On

This is a variation of the 4th pitch of "Hard-Up". 1. Climb up the wall behind the trees until the rock gets steep and you can step off around the corner to the right. Then continue right until you are directly below the sign and at a set of belay bolts. The Direct start and this route beginning join at this point. 2. Diagonal up and left along the steep ramp. Step out left around an overhanging block passing the main rappel chains. Clipping or placing gear near the rappel chains may create rope drag if linking pitch 2&3 together. Step up on top of the overhanging block to the base of a vertical crack. 3. Climb the vertical crack for about 10 feet then follow the crack left up a steep right facing ramp to a wide platform. Keep an eye out for loose rock on the next easy part. Move up the wide crack on an outside corner for about 6 feet. Move around left onto the wide low angle face and up to the large bolder covered ledge with a tree.

P4: From the end of P3, when you are rightward of the last pitch of "D", climb up and through the roof that is split by a clean hand-crack. Continue upward.

To do this 4th pitch variation of "Hard-Up" or "The Hard Way Up" or "Hard Up Direct" you will have climbed the first 3 pitches of those routes.

helmet, rack(standard)