Short Circuit

Short Circuit is a route on Lightning Rock, the left-most of Batman's satellite crags. Hike up past Checkerboard Rock and look for a smooth, 300 foot high buttress left of the Batman Pinnacle, which is easily identified by a long, jagged white streak, (resembling lightning!) in its center. Begin on the ground left of the streak (which ends 80 or so ft. above the ground), at a shallow right-facing corner with a short, thin crack just to its right.

P1-climb the scary 5.9 corner, working some iffy nuts into the seam, and continue to an easier ramp which is followed up and left to a belay below a steep hand crack. One can also start further left, avoiding the scary 5.9 but also missing some of the route's best climbing.

P2-climb the nice hand crack, then continue up and slightly right over a roof and belay on a ledge (5.8).

P3-climb a 5.8 crack over a bulge on the right, then work up and right to the summit.

Descend the gully to the west, with one rappel likely, or head over to Batman Rock and do a route there, or follow the descent for Batman Pinnacle.

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you can descend around the west of the next formation just left of Lightning Rock without rappel.

Bring some small stopper and RPs for the first pitch, otherwise standard stuff to a #3 Friend (and maybe a couple of those).