Front Stoop

This is basically a direct, all-gear start to "

Backdoor Man

" that follows the overhanging, double cracks in pink rock between the regular start of "

Backdoor Man

" and "

Tanuki

." It packs some powerful climbing with bomber gear into about 40 feet and connects to "

Backdoor Man

" at the fourth bolt. It is definitely way harder than the standard start to "

Backdoor Man

" but also way cooler, at least in the first ascentionists' opinions :) Be sure to get your gear right, as the ground slopes up somewhat with the route, so any blown pieces could be bad.

Start 20 feet left of "

Tanuki

" and "

Branching Out

," and climb the overhanging twin cracks up to the fourth bolt of "

Backdoor Man

".

We used a total of seven pieces ranging from a blue Metolius up to a red camalot. A yellow/blue Metolius offset is useful but not mandatory. If you don't bring one, bring two yellow Metolius Mastercams. Once you hit the fourth bolt of "

Backdoor Man

," it is all bolts from there to the anchors.