Climb the thin face bewteen Route 2 and Neanderthal to a small overhang.  Clear this overhang at 2 loose flakes (5.9), then continue up the short face to the larger ceiling.  Work out the lip of the ceiling, hand traverse slightly right, then pull over the ceiling to the large ledge (Neolithihc Ledge).   

  Originally done as an aid climb (A3) in the early 1970s.  FFA unknown. 

  Build an anchor at the back of the ledge.  You will need gear and long slings to set up a TR from here.

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Bootbuster Ceilings

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Neanderthal

P1 - Climb the crack to a small overhang with an old pin.  Step up through the notch in the ceiling to the large ledge (Neolithic Ledge).  Belay at the bolted anchor.   

  P2 - Climb a left-facing corner to another ledge, then climb another corner to a crack and overhang.  Step righ to bypass the overhang at the "H-shaped" cracks.  This pitch is dirty and almost never done. 

  Starting in the easier crack 8 feet further right on P1 makes the climb 5.5.

Climb the left-facing inside corner to a ceiling, then up the face and corner right of the Neanderthal bombay chimney to the ceiling just right of the crux notch of Neanderthal.  Pull the ceiling (crux) then up to the large ledge (Neolithic Ledge) and the bolted belay. 

P1 - Climb the right side of the Neolithic Wall to a bolted belay on the large ledge (Neolithic Ledge). 

  P2 - Move up and left to a pie piece-shaped overhang.  Pass the overhang on the right to a pine tree and then to the top. 

  Perhaps a bit harder than the grade ?

Climb the blank face betwen two cracks to a small ledge at 13 feet. 

  The cracks and adjacent holds are off route.

A popular classic.

 P1 - Climb a crack into the obvious bombay chimney 25 feet up. Step left out of the chimney to a stance below the crux ceiling. Climb the ceiling at the notch up to the large ledge (Neolithic Ledge) to a bolted belay.

 P2 - Climb the left-facing corner above the belay to the top.

 This route was rated 5.9 at least through 1983. I think 5.9 will always be a realistic rating of this climb. Lou Lutz told me it was 5.9 the first time I ever climbed at Stover

The Neolithic Wall is the next south-facing wall after the Practice Face.  Look for the obvious ceiling approximately 35 feet from the ground. 

  The top can be accessed via some 4th class scrambling from the top of the Practice Face to descend after one pitch or to set up top ropes. You can also use various bolt anchors to rappel after one pitch or continue to the top of the cliff.

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Routes in c. Neolithic Wall