Heart of Darkness

Start on the slabs just below a giant right facing corner. We cleaned moss out a few of the cracks to make way for gear placements. The difficulty of the first pitch depends on the wetness of the rock from seepage, cloud cover, or recent rainfall. Take the slabs to a belay stance below the giant, cavernous corner. The second pitch goes up a hand crack and into the cave. Squeeze up the chimney-like feature, placing gear in the good rock behind your back/head, and try to avoid the rotten rock in front of you. Traverse out right on good holds and easy foot placements then go straight up through a series of corners until reaching the sickle ledge mentioned by previous parties. The third and final pitch goes up the corners and exits to the right where the prism apron meets the shoulder. Hike down or continue up the right facet.

The giant right facing corner on the apron of the prism. Follow this feature to the shoulder where you can continue climbing the right facet to the summit or hike back down to camp. Makes for a fun outing on a short day when weather is uncertain.

Standard trad rack, no fixed anchors.