The Big Lebowski

A fun route and the crags namesake. This 3 pitch gem offers plenty of variety moves and contsitently enjoyable climbing for 3 sport pitches.

Pitch 1: Begin up easy terrain, clip a bolt, and follow the slab over a few bulges with large holds. After the last bulge, get into chickenhead alley and follow it as it thins out to a chain anchor. 80' 8 bolts 5.7

Pitch 2: The money pitch! Move right into a large cleft and head up steep terrain passing a couple of bolts. The crux comes at the wall slabs out and many holds disappear. Enjoyable slab climbing past more bolts to another anchor just below a roof. 70' 8 bolts 5.9 - can link with the first pitch easily (slings!)

Pitch 3: Move left and over the roof, then wander slabby terrain to the top. The final moves can be done direct at 5.10, or move left and up, then trav. back right to keep the grade low. 5.8 7 bolts 60'

Rap the route.

With a 70m you can link 1/2 easily or even all 3 for a mega pitch, but when I linked all 3 I had a good deal of rope drag even with using many slings.We could not TR the first 2 pitches from the ground with a 70m -- I think an 80m would do if you were so inclined.

Start is right where the approach trail meets the wall. Look for a line of bolts heading up a slab just left of a large cleft in the wall.

Draws.