A Very Clever Ladder

Since the climb begins over a bench, be careful choosing foot and hand holds for the first few moves. About 1/3 of the way up the route is the crux — an especially smooth section that requires a high left foot and potentially dynamic reach to a good positive horizontal shelf. Match hands here before proceeding to the final sequence surrounded by scraggly vegetation but with a clean series of holds. Use a recessed stone to the right of the route’s trajectory for a final solid foot before topping out.

Exit the central structure between Cellblock 3 and 4 into the baseball diamond. Walking north from the backstop, look for the metal chain-link fence extension (built to stop fly-balls from going over) on the top of the wall and find the biggest crack below it, just to the left of center of the fence. Follow the crack down to the route’s start, located conveniently behind the left of the two modern benches at the base of the wall, which can be used to step up and start the climb.

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