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This is an awesome route because it includes a little of everything. And of course, true to Joshua Tree style, even though it's a 5.8, it's not trivial. It starts with a chimney that turns into a brief but tricky offwidth. There's a magic trick move here that's pretty essential to getting out of the offwidth. After this, you reach the large flake for which the route is named, and a good length of stellar and slabby crack climbing ensues. After reaching the top of the flake, the route finishes with about twenty feet of friction slab, protected by two bolts... just sparse enough to get your heart going.