Three O’Clock Rock, Darrington Area. In April Tom Saunders and I completed a new four-pitch route on this formation, “Tidbits.” Somewhat left of the Big Tree 1 route, we climbed a dike on an apron below several large roofs. Near the top of the slab, we moved right to belay. We followed the slab to just below a roof (F10), crossed the roof to a horizontal crack, proceeded up and left on a crescent-shaped ledge (F9) and moved right to belay. We climbed left on a ledge for 20 feet, diag- onaled back right to a small tree and ascended left of the tree to a belay (F10). We climbed to a roof, which we crossed on the left, diagonaled back right to a small tree and ascended left of the tree to a belay (F10). We climbed to a roof, which we crossed on the left, diagonaled back right and up ledges to a bolt and moved 50 feet up to the right to a belay (F8). We rappelled down the route. Dave Whitelaw and I did the “Kone” just left of Big Tree 1, which it parallels for two pitches before veering up to the left to finish at the final “Tidbits” belay. (F8 to F10.)

Duane Constantino