The Garden of Forking Paths

The Garden of Forking Paths has phenomenal rock and is a classic at the grade. It can be started (and finished) one of two ways: starting on the arete with a low left sideull, or starting on the calcified face to the right on an obvious big edge (maybe a little harder).

Either way, great movement follows generally good holds up the arete, with your body staying to the right side of the edge.

At the top there are two finishes, each on different ends of the VO range. Staying right, with your body on the SE face, is harder, more committing, and awesome (Check the photo of Julian topping out). Pulling onto the slab to the left up high is a bit less scary but still rad (Look at the photo of Haley to see a climber on the left exit).

It is a must do on the cliffband circuit!

Look for a very dark, pocketed face with a bright calcite sheen on the lower half. This about 100 feet right (east) of the Ephedra Slab area, or roughly center of the cliffband (Wandering Wall).