Peak Mountain 3

2. Giving Tree

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A large mature tree with some rocks and boulders around it. The obvious loose boulder to the left is called the Left Flat Iron. To the left of that is the El Cap cliff sector. High above is the Monkey Boat boulder, and above around that is the Monkey Bar sector. The ridge to its right is the left side of the Dragon sector.

The big Giving Tree's "own" cliff sector is centered on the big roof above, seen between the Monkey Boat boulder and ridge of the Dragon's Spine.

Variety of slab, face, and roof climbs. Key drawback is that the base is rather steep and slippery.

Top-Roping: The obvious way to get access to the top to make an anchor is to scramble up to the Monkey Bar boulder, then up around the left (west) end of the Monkey Bar wall. Then east across the top of Monkey Bar, finally down to the top of Giving Tree.

But perhaps easier to start way right (east), even past the whole Dragon slab, then scramble up around the left side of the Beard boulder, then across the top of The Nose and Dragon sectors, finally down to the top of Giving Tree sector.

If belaying from the bottom, makes sense to find and use a less-steep platform well below the start of the actual climbing route.


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