The Standing Stones
Dark Magician
Challenging but fun; this is a 3 crux route outlining the arches near the Standing Stones
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Same start as Exodia except you take a left and climb across the arch. It is the easiest crux out of the 3 but it can catch you off guard if you're not careful with you hand/foot placement. Continue upwards making your way diagonally to the left through a slabby wall with a curved ledge for your feet. Then behold crux no. 2... Climb the faint arete as far up as possible and shift extremely carefully to the right until you reach an extremely small hold on the right side of rock formation that is to the right of the arete. Managing to shift your body on this unstable wall while then having to move upwards using a micro-hold is by far the most challenging part to do without falling, so take your time. Once you're stable there swap your right foot for the right hand on the hold and immediately reach for an arete, that is about two feet above this micro-ledge, with your right, match hands if possible immediately after for more stability. You've passed crux no. 2! Now continue up and make your way to the top of the minor arch. Carefully go over to the left of the arch and arete up the entire dihedral until you reach the good holds to the left several feet up. You've passed crux no. 3! The end is exactly like Exodia, make your way up the diagonal crack and up unto the platform to complete this route.
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