Smooth Operator

Smooth Operator is the hardest route in The Garden. It is a variation to the last pitch of

The B Boys

, going up a hard face and merging with the last pitch of

Local Hero

, below its crux roof.

P1: start by climbing

Crackdown

,

Before The Deluge

, or

Fine Fir

to their common anchor on a pedestal about 65' up.

Crackdown

is the suggested start.

P2: (

The B Boys

): traverse right from the belay to a thin seam/crack...place thin gear and then clip a bolt. Make a hard move to a good edge/flake and then climb up and right to a two-bolt belay. 5.10+, 50'.

P3: (Smooth Operator): climb up and right on a steep smooth wall above the belay, making hard moves past two bolts. Angle right to the slab below the roof on the last pitch of

Local Hero

. Follow that route to the top of the pinnacle. 5.11+, 100'.

Descent: rappel 95' down to the anchor at the start of P3, then rappel 110' down a gully to the start of

Local Hero

. A 60m rope works with a bit of easy downclimbing. Go up a steep path to the left to get back to The Garden.

Alternate descent: you can angle the second rappel sharply to the left to reach The Garden after 95'.

It is in the Garden area.

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P2: 1 bolt and thin gear (small cams). 2-bolt anchor.

P3: ~8 bolts and gear to a #2 Camalot. 2-bolt anchor.