Tricky ascent with mostly small crimps for holds. Sparseness is the rule of the day; involves some long reaches and good footwork.

Since the route starts in the center of the formation (following one line of bolts) but then moves right to another line, toproping from one of the other routes' anchors may be preferable.

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Land of Michael Scott

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Li'l Ondra

Trve Grit

Caldwell Luv

Gosh Darn Routesetters

Watermelons & Weasels

Campbell's Soup

Gym Stalker

East Side Crack (Wall Features Only)

What's a Cookiecliff?

Fork Yeah

Small Brother

Interesting route on the west side. Doesn't involve getting too pumped, but some thoughtful route-setting makes you use some pockets part of the way up. The crux is moving over the second overhang before there's any holds on the right side of the corner.

Few holds on this route, making some wrap-around arm movements necessary. A large blue hold 2/3 of the way up is hugely loose, making a very insecure foot hold. Also, you either have to reach around where you can't see on the right or where it's a long reach on the left to clip, so not a very enjoyable lead.

Very few holds on this muddy green route, but they're mostly nice jugs. The trick is to find pockets and smears for the feet under the overhangs to push up to the next hold.

The hardest fake-hold route on the Kenticle. Small holds and a bulge in the middle make this a pumpy face climb.

Boulder around the entire Kenticle using only the wall features, at about 5-10 feet off the ground. Fairly easy in some spots, but the corners are definitely the cruxes and some involve some downclimbing. Good when the bouldering wall isn't providing enough pump due to the low height.

Definitely has some easy jugs, but when those disappear in favor of some rounded and wrong-way-facing holds is the crux. Wide foot moves in the mini-dihedral are the key.

Clustered-together bulging gray holds start this climb, then all the holds disappear, forcing you to use the crimps and pockets in the center of the wall. A bit strenuous on the fingers, but the amount of sidepulls and possible jams in the crack to the left make it a fair 5.8.

A steep, narrow-to-wide tiered crack with some face pockets and holds. Strenuous crack climbing, plus knowing when to lieback and where to place feet, is the key.

Many routes at the Kenticle are well-set to involve necessary use of the features on the wall, but this is a slight exception. Nice mid-range route with some thoughtful moves, but no real difficult crux.

Wall on, all holds off. Climb the Kenticle using only the wall features, no bolted holds! Feels easy for the first 10 feet, then some creativity is required to get you past the middle section. Crimps will take you the rest of the way to the "highest point in Kent". Cool route.

One of the easier routes on the Kenticle. Plenty of holds and good jugs when you need them, plus the giant buckets in the center.

Less-than-vertical thin edging route. Delightful sequence of moves that's heavy on footwork and finger strength; deciding to go sidepulls or crimps higher up is the crux, and the decision depends on your individual strengths. Slightly harder than the east side crack but maybe not so pumpy.

Looks easier than it is - most of the holds are crimpy and slopey. More pumpy than most of the routes, and it's a fun lead.

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