Climbs the left side of the slab following scooped edges over a positive angled clean rock. Begin near a flake system with a .75 cam placement 10' off the ground, make a few moves, then follow easy edges over a 50' runout to a tcu and small nut placement in a pod, move up and right from here to a #2-3 cam placement. Run it out another 40 feet to a double bolt anchor.

Catwalk

Nine Lives

French Feline

Birdland

The Cat's Meow

Fresh Step

Octopussy

Curiosity Corner

Need to fulfill your novelty crack addiction? Then come up and find the Birdland boulder.  It a massive boulder that sits in the drainage on your way to the "tail of the cat" and "solitude" areas.

We took the line up the big crack to the right of the large tree in front of the boulder. Lieback, Jamming, and some crimps holds on the side cracks let you fight through the overhanging section, all while the tree is up in your stuff.

After the overhang, then the short fun off-width begins, which feels like a rest. After that the slabby,slopping top out begins.

Navigate through the poison ivy vines, to the top. And perform the descent shenanigans, listed in the Rumbling Bald Guidebook.

We opt'd for some different shenanigans and down climbed/aided to the "V"in the tree and rappelled 15ft down from there, mainly because the poison ivy along the top was just starting to bud out.

A bulging, blunt arete leads past 3 bolts on dicey edges. If you opt to start in the crack to the left, the overall climb is probably a 5.9. Starting on the arete to the first bolt comprises the 11a move. At the third bolt, move left for an exciting 5.9 crux on slopers, then leading to a wide gear crack (#3 and #4 here). Continue on jugs past another bolt. Merge right to the tree above "Octopussy".

An off width lie back crux leads to overhanging fist jams and a 50 foot splitter moderate crack that eases as you ascend. The belay is at the same tree as "Tail of the Cat"

Excellent airy arete riding with holds that just keep coming. Crank the opening overhanging moves to a juggy horizontal crack. Continue up the arete on great friction edges, slinging the tree behind you for pro, then past 3 bolts and gear. Belay at the French Feline/ Tail of the Cat tree.

Nice friction climbing that feels more like Stone Mountain than Rumbly. Make crimpy moves off the ground leading to a white pod with a tcu placement. From here, move left for run out but fun climbing or opt for the scaredy cat way (as I did), and move right around a moss pad on easy terrain for a bolt. Continue past great friction, a # 2 cam, another bolt, then right to the heady traverse into the Curiosity Corner. Plug a #3 cam in the corner and head for the tree slings.

Note: at the last bolt it is an easy but run out traverse up and left for the Cat Walk anchors. This option makes the route 120'.

A secluded moderate that is about as elusive as 007. The start is a bit green but it opens up to some nice movement.

P1: 5.8, 60 ft: Begin at a series of flakes 20 feet off the ground leading past a bolt at a ledge. Climb the swooping corner system, breaking left at the top for easier ground. There is a 5.8 crux here about 10 feet over the bolt. Belay at the tree on the ledge (walking left on this ledge brings you to all other routes in the area)

P2: 5.7, 130 ft: Climb past gear in a flake to the right, then to a bolt leading to a face with made to order holds. You have to wander left from here for gear and then right for more gear to the trees.

Climbs the obvious corner system on lie backs and fun smearing. Beware of some avoidable loose rock. Belay at slings on a tree at 100 ft. Bring backup slings as mice have already chewed some of the sling up there.

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Routes in Tail of the Cat Area