Yesterday's News Variation

Pitch 1:

Starting on the south ridge, Scramble up easy rock aiming for a cleaner crack, climb the cleaner crack until you can step right onto a belay ledge with a bolted anchor 5.9, 120'.

Pitch 2:

Face climb straight left 20'+ to a crack (mind the rope drag). Climb up cracks to a small roof, climb up and left over the roof. Climb the offwidth to easier OW to a large ledge(possible belay or continue to the summit). From the ledge follow the crack angling up and left to the summit. Climb over the summit to the anchor. 5.10, 130'+.

Descent:

Rappel to the notch between the towers, and to the ground.

The route starts on the south ridge of Don Juan Spire.

Standard rack with a few larger pieces.