Start sitting on the incuts on the shield, move up and left to the sloper rail, then go up. This is the first problem developed in the area.

Day 1

Eye For An Eye

Rainmaker

Creature of Habit

Rain Shadow

Blank Stare

Force of Habit

Hollow Heart Stand

Hollow Heart Low

Creature of Habit is an amazing new highball behind Big Bend Campground.

Start with a double undercling, with a left incut crimp undercling and jug right undercling. Go up and left to a tall finish on a thin slab. The slab is only about V2, but it is thin and a little tricky. The climb was rehearsed on a rope before the first ascent.

Start on the big, diagonal jug on

Rain Shadow

, and move up and left through crimps and pinches, topping out on the path of least resistance.

Start with your left hand on a crimp sidepull and your right hand on a sloper pinch that doesn't really seem like a hold. Move straight up, and top out as for

Eye For An Eye

.

Start with both hand in the black slots low, go up to the jug, then follow the best holds up to the top. This is the most obvious line on the boulder.

Start on the big diagonal jug on

Rain Shadow

, move up and slightly left as for

Rainmaker

, but instead, top out straight up on poor crimps.

Force of Habit is the left entrance to

Creature of Habit

. Start standing on the far left of the sloper rail. Traverse right for a few feet, then climb up the same finish as

Creature...

.

This is the higher and maybe better start. Start with a left hand sidepull pinch and a right hand sidepull. Go up to the sloper, and then throw out right. This is on a small boulder, but it has a very cool, polished sloper.

Start with your left hand on a downpull next to the tree and your right hand in an undercling. Make a hard move to a right hand sidepull, flip your left hand, heel over, then go up to the sloper. The crux is jumping out right off the sloper.

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