Surprisingly fun arete.  Start on the far right side of the face beneath two bolts.  Climb past the bolts and continue on gear just left of the arete to the top.  Exposed and with a great view from the summit.  Descend by rapping the route.

Category 4

Scaredy Cat

Hairball

That Pitch Leila

Finding Burrito

Scratching Post

Catopia

Catalyst

Fun, well protected climbing. There are 2 right facing corners on the SW aspect of Catopia. Start in the left corner system and trend up the middle of the face following good gear.  Step right at the ledge and continue to the top of the tower. Rappel straight down the face in between Catalyst and Category 4.

Start in the 10' dihedral below the dead tree.  Continue up the face to a bolt.  From the bolt move up then left.  Finish at the left side of the face.  Belay at back of ledge (3-4 cams).  This climb has tricky gear and route finding.  Descend via rap anchor to climber's left.

Start under a slight bulge with two bolts about 20' up.  After the bulge continue to the top protected by small cams.  Wild climbing and tricky gear.  Descent: rap the route.

Climb carefully down low with relatively poor gear to establish in the wide crack. Good gear in the back of the wide crack for the entire climb and make sure you save a couple small cams to protect the bulge up top. I think I used a 0.3 and a yellow alien up top. Protecting the wide crack will be a matter of personal preference.

Start below the finger crack in the shady corridor on the north side of Catopia.  Climb up to a ledge, then work your way on to the arete with some bolts.  Continue to the top on the arete.

Start at a small crack in the middle of the face below a shrub. Continue to chimney with surprisingly good rock and gear.  Belay at the tree (60').  Continue by stemming up past two bolts, then head up and right on very exposed terrain to the top (60').  Descend by rapping down and left to the top of Scardey Cat, then rap from the anchor to climber's left.

Start at a crack to the right of the small tree and chimney.  Follow this to a second crack at a bulge.  Pull the bulge and clip a bolt which is not visible from the ground.  Continue up the arete to the right of the chimney.  Clip a second bolt, pull a second bulge, and make a few more moves to a ledge under third, crazy bulge.  Pull over it and belay at the summit.  Walking down and left to the rap anchor for Hairball.  Standard rack to 2.  FA: Marcy, Geir, Pippie, Betsy R.

Fun traditional and mixed climbs on the South end of the Refuge.

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Routes in Catopia