The most obvious feature of this route is the attractive left-leaning, left-facing dihedral on the upper part of the crag, right of

The Liberator

.  The dihedral is accessed by starting up a wide-ish crack until possible to diagonal left then slightly back right to the dihedral's base. Savor the dihedral then scamper to

The Liberator/War Paint

chains.

Counting the Days

War Paint

The Liberator

If

The Liberator

were on Challenge Buttress, it would be the most climbed 10a in BCC.  It pieces together a cool set of features, all on superb rock.   Climb past six bolts to chains.  The Ruckmans’ 1998 guide says of the route, “devious.”  Probably best for the experienced 5.10 leader; the bolts are 27 years old and have SMC hangers.

Worth a run if in the area; if it weren’t for a 10-foot-long patch of vegetation in the dihedral, this would be three stars.

War Paint

is the dihedral/crack system just left of

The Liberator

.  Face climb into the dihedral and follow the crack to the chains shared with

The Liberator

.  According to the Ruckmans (1998): “Some slippery stems provide entertainment.”

Description

Location

Protection

Routes in Liberator Ridge