Climb the vertical/slab through fun, pocketed limestone.  It is different than most routes in Rifle.  The route has a few great rests and a couple of cruxes.

The Enlightened Path

Genesis

Primordium

Progeny

Conception

Exodus

Climb the steep wall out jugs to a crux pulling over the lip.  Then move up to a great rest below the upper face.  Traverse underneath the face to a second crux pulling yourself up onto the face.  Then climb the cool exposed face to the anchors.

Despite sharing a start with

Conception

, this steep line sat unfinished for over a year.

Climb the first three bolts of

Conception

, then step right, make a hard/scary clip, and go straight into the first crux.  Horrible slopers and awkward blocky holds lead to a good rest in a scoop below the second crux.  Pull another bulge and fight through shouldery moves in a shallow corner to another rest over a small roof.  Get it back and eke past some hard finger locks to better holds.

This route is totally safe but would be more pleasant if a few bolts were moved and one was added at the first crux.

There are 2 cruxes: the first being a powerful move to surmount the first bulge and the second being a beautifully technical sequence (if you can read it) through the second bulge with a small tufa (which can be wet early in the season).

The route ends below the horizontal roof. There's a lone bolt in the middle of the roof that indicates an unfinished extension.

Do be careful straying too far left or right as there may still be some choss if you get off route.

In June 2019, there was a small nest with eggs in it just left of the route in the first bulge, so try not to murder the bird progeny.

This route is on the left side of the steep wall.  Fun climbing through 2 boulder problems separated by a good rest.

This is alternate ending to

The Enlightened Path

that traverses right before the cux.

Description

Location

Protection

Routes in The Sanctuary