Bashful

Don’t be shy and shrink from what looks at first like an ugly start, the undercut bouldery beginning. The first bolt is easy to clip, and once you get over your first impression and give this one a try, you will realize that the upper portion of this route is a face climber’s dream. It has a bit of a harder start than its sister to the left, do what you must do by utilizing the various features to establish yourself on the lower face. It is definitely recommended on this one to stick clip the second bolt if possible to avoid scraping up the climber or the rope in case the start presents difficulties. Ascend to the ledgy area and broken rock, then head up right of the bush to the dark and beautiful face. Be ready to find sharp, angled, layback-like features for both your hands and feet! Finish through a shallow depression-like area between some broken rock on the left and right.

Caution: u

se at least a 70m rope to lower or rappel from this route, and take care to avoid fraying your rope after the last few feet as you step down from the face onto the lower boulders.

From the west, traverse along the cliff bottom, and step down a few steps at a cave-like overhang. Continue east under a buttress (the start of

Rainbird

and

Redbird

) around to a corner (

Tenacious

), and find a large boulder, the Impact Zone (so-called due to the propensity for plunging projectiles to impact in that area). Continue under and beyond the IZ Boulder, and find a severely undercut face with some smaller boulders beneath it.

The Pedestal

is the left route and Bashful is the right route.

13 bolts + chains.