Coyote Calling

Coyote Calling is a great, sustained route with lots of finger and thin hand cracks linked by thought provoking thin face sections. It's a bit harder than it's classic neighbor, Fine Jade, but in my opinion, it's just as good. It gets afternoon shade.

P1. Start in a finger crack in a shallow L facing corner, traverse left at a ledge with a bolt, and continue up a finger crack in a R facing corner that becomes a groove. Exit the groove via a tricky bulge (WAY harder than it looks from the ground, and the crux of the route - IMHO)and clip the anchor bolts. ~80', 5.11+

P2. Traverse L ~10' with cool face moves to gain a thin but gradually widening crack. Continue up the finger to hands crack to a ledge with anchors. The crux is pulling through a bulging groove with a hand crack in the back. ~100', 5.11.

P3. More fingers and thin hands with pumpy bulges but also so decent rests. The crux for me was a dastardly high step on sandy rock a mere foot or two below the anchors. This pitch ain't over 'til it's over. ~100', 5.11

P4. Traverse left 10-15' on thin but positive face holds to a seam that eventually turns into a finger crack. Indeed, the face climbing appears improbable at first, but all comes together to make for some thought-provoking climbing. Make sure to have a few small to medium stoppers and long runners to protect this section. The finger crack eventually widens to hands, and leads to a large ledge on Fine Jade that is about 25' below the summit of The Rectory. Climb the 3-bolt finish to Fine Jade to the summit. ~110', 5.11

About 100' R of Fine Jade, look for a bolt about 30 feet up.

6 small to medium stoppers, 2X 0.33", 2-3X .5", 3X 0.75", 3-4X #0.5 camalots, 3X both #0.75 and #1 camalots, 2X both #2 and #3 camalots