Two parallel finger cracks run half way up the right-hand side of the wall.  Both cracks end abruptly at a wide, horizontal crack/ledge.

Like so many Santa Barbara cracks, these would be excellent...if only they extended for another 40 feet.

Finger Cracks

Bolt Ladder

California Flake

A1 aid climbing or 5.10-5.11 free climbing.

Following the bolts as closely as possible yields a line in the 5.11+ range that is fantastic.  Wandering left of the bolts down low and right of the bolts up high (sometimes 6-8 feet right) yields a line in the 5.10- range.

[Contributor's Note: I haven't actually led this route free to the top of the wall as the top 7 bolts scare the hell out of me.  What I have done is lead the bottom half of the route and finished by placing gear in the thin cracks out left.  This variation is recommended.]

A direct start to the Bolt Ladder with MANY variations.  These variations include following the right-leaning crack that starts a few feet right of the Bolt Ladder or climbing straight up the plumb-line of the wall  using broken cracks and small blocks.

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Routes in Bolt Ladder Area