Start right of bolts to gain obvious ramp/ledge; then pull on holds that dot this fine steep slab/face to go upward.

Crux is at bolt 2-3 and also the route is spicy after the last bolt albeit easy slab.

One can easily join GRTC as we ran outta bolts so there are only 5 currently. “Timeless classic requiring delicate power...”-the coyote 9-14-2019.

Natty Light (aka Natural Light)

Noisy Oyster

5.8 Cube Crack

Happy As A Clam

Eagle's Way

Stolen Thunder

Clamshell Crack

GRTC

Shrimp Salad

Forty-Four Fifty

Keep Clam

The World Is Your Oyster

Eagle's Prey

Big Kahuna Burger

From the shared start with FFF, move right and over the bulge.  The moves over the bulge are hard and the best way is not obvious.  Once established above the bulge, great friction face climbing leads to the anchor.

This is the leftmost of the routes on the right.  A wide crack gradually narrows, then make fun moves on the face past two bolts to the anchors.

Nice, clean crack, only wish it was 4x the length. Crux is right off the deck with a tricky entrance move. Overall, the crack is hand-sized and takes feet well, although there are adequate face features for hands and feet as well. Note, old guidebook called this 5.7, but the 2003 version up-rated it to 5.8.

Heads up the crack that has a two-trunked maple coming out of it. Eats nuts and gear. You can finish up and left via the short ramp system to stay at the grade, or exit up and right via Shrimp Salad's 5.10+ variation, protected by two bolts.

Just left of Eagles Prey this route tackles the intimidating roof followed by easier slab climbing above.  The crux is height dependent and the not intuitive.

Clamshell Crack is obvious corner crack on the far left side of the wall.  Great climbing for the grade, and a nice feeling of exposure at the end.

Climb through a short vertical section of hand and fist crack (crux) then up a lower angle face to the wide crack in the dihedral.  Airy moves exit up and left to the anchor.

GRTC climbs a bolted face near the center of Clamshell Cave.  Unlike the other routes, it begins from the ground rather than the ledge system partway up.  GRTC begins with vertical, pumpy moves off the ground before moving onto interesting slabby ground after the second clip.  Worthwhile climbing last until the anchor.

The far right line on Clamshell Cave.  Climb a crack behind a tree, heading up and right.  At the top, break left up an easy diagonal ramp until it is possible to climb easy ground over the headwall to the ledge with the anchors.  Alternatively, a direct bolted finish over the bulge exists.  This thin two bolt variation feels like challenging 5.10c/d slab.

Nice slab climbing leads to an intimidating bulge and a fun mantle.  Chose between powerful and delicate face climbing or an inobvious alternative to get established in the crack, then cruise to the top.

Keep Clam starts up vague terrain on the face between Shrimp Salad and Noisy Oyster.  Fun moves on the face lead to a short section of crack, then more face moves over the headwall to the anchor.

Step up and right from the ledge into a shallow flaring hand crack with ample positive face holds. Pro is kinda tricky down low, but it’s all there.

When the crack peters out, step right on chickenheads to a slabby ramp with a bolt,

below a squeeze chimney. S

tep up and into the 15’ fingers-to-hands crack on the left side the chimney, then make a few of moves up, before gaining some jugs and the chains.

5.8 for a few funky moves plus the crux getting up into the crack, otherwise it would go at 5.7.

The ending crack protects extremely well.

Just behind GRTC and right of Eagle's Way is this tasty treat.  Scramble up to the ledge below the imposing roof, then rock your way onto the face.  Great face climbing past bolts takes you to a final section of wide handcrack and the anchor.  It is also possible to diverge onto the upper section of Eagle's Way and do a harder face-climbing finish to the anchor on that route.

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a tasty burger! Step off Shrimp Salad pedestal and up some fun moves up a short wide section that quickly eases up in difficulty. Crux is more or less off the deck

Shares two bolt finish for Shrimp Salad, to the right of this crack (fun mantles!).

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Routes in Clamshell Cave