Every route on this list is highly recommended, and they are ordered easiest thru most difficult.

stroken' the chicken 5.6
You can always tell a Robins route by the name. This one is far better than it looks (or sounds). Pro can be tricky for inexperienced leaders.

crossing the threshold 5.7
Easiest, safest no-nonsense hand crack in the area.

party in your pants 5.7
Long and sustained. The hard parts are getting very polished these days.

air guitar 5.8
Tricky move to get going, followed by a fine crack, which can be face climbed until it opens up to hand size and beyond. Göran Kropp Memorial by anchor. Maybe Air Guitar is approaching guidebook rating if you avoid the boulder in the beginning. Contrived.

pony keg 5.8
Strenuous fists up high is the crux. Masculine.

split beaver 5.9
Borderline junky until the last third, and even up there are a few hollow holds. But overall a good outing. Exit left via chockstone.

tangled up in blue 5.9
Full on stemming for the first 30', giving way to other challenges. New anchor on left. But given past history, this may not be there next weekend.

george and martha 5.9
Brilliant steep crack, made possible for mortals by plenty Vantage-style face holds.

steel grille 5.9
100' of climbing using 5 different moves, over and over again. Relatively cruxy, with close to .10 climbing in one spot. High quality route, and hardly the OW it is touted as.

corner pockets 5.10a
The original start is the most esthetic way to do this long climb. After the ledge things get truly amazing, culminating in really steep hands.

sinsemilla 5.10b
Vantage classic. Insecure stemming with thin cracks for pro. Calf burner.

crackmaster lambada 5.10b
Demanding lead. Finger tip sized cruxes interspersed with rotten holes that take no pro. The final stem up the RP seam is not as bad as it looks. Nor as dangerous.

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