A short walk up from Lily Lake is a hidden ravene with sport climbing routes galore. (There are bolts drilled into the rock making it easy to clip in for protection.)
The first rock on the left is, well, “Left Hand Rock” and is home to Dark Days (5.8), which simply runs straight up a seamingly featureless curved slope. The next rock up is Dinosaur’s Foot, with the aptly named Index Toe (5.8) and Middle Toe (5.9—).
Sloggin’ up the approach at about 7,500′.
Our first glimpse of Left Hand Rock.
Looking up Dark Days (5.8)
Mike untieing after making Dark Days look easy.
A better view of Dark Days showing the slope.
Looking up the ravene at Index Toe on Dinosaur’s Foot.
Index Toe in the foreground, with Left Hand Rock behind/downhill.
Index Toe (5.8 *) straight up this keel.
Middle Toe (5.9— **) is a nearly vertical, blank wall.
Mike’s view from Middle Toe.
From the bottom of Middle Toe, looking at an easier line to the right.