Arches Terrace Direct. On October 6 Bob Grow, Kelly Minnick, and I succeeded at a line Bob first tried four years before. All pitches included sections of F8 severity. Some very classic jam-cracks and two short but delicate face-climbing sections were encountered. A half pitch of aid mars this otherwise all free route. Although the rock is not exceptionally steep, the unusual location of the main crack 4 to 5 feet from the sharp edge of the buttress gives a sense of impending exposure. The route is approached via a third-class trough a few feet right of where the descent from the regular Arches Terrace route ends. NCCS III, F8, A2.

Rick Sylvester