Rites of Passage

Rites of Passages is an unlikely-looking pitch that offers easy climbing up to a very enjoyable roof/ceiling crux sequence.

P1: Head up the low-angle face and wide crack in the large, left-facing dihedral and pull through the vertical section at its top on bomber hand jams and face holds. Continue to a belay at a tree. 5.8, 150 feet.

P2 - 4: Head up into the large, right-facing corner as for

Barfy's Favorite

and finish on that route, or move left into

Forward Never Straight (a.k.a. Shade of Grey)

. To really get your money's worth, move right and finish on

Judy's Jaunt

.

70 feet climber's right of The

Greatest Route

at Greyrock is a large left-facing dihedral with a bushy crack to its left. This is Rites of Passage - don't worry, it's cleaner than it looks.

Pro for the initial section is wide; the crack could take a #5 and #6 Camalot in places, but the climbing is easy and a couple well-earned hand size cam placements can be had. Bring a standard rack from nuts to #3 Camalot, optional bigger gear.