The Throne access: Route E
Approach: Pass over or around the gate and follow a path towards the trees straight ahead. Do not go into the woods. Turn right past an old water tank and follow a faint path, with deciduous trees on the left and evergreens on the right. After a short way, the trail cuts into the woods. Follow the trail down into a gully and across a broken-down bridge over a large stream. On the far side of the gully, the track passes very close to a rock bluff the first step leading up to The Throne.
Character: The Throne itself is a 10 to 15m high clean, rough, pink slab high up on the hillside to the right of The Cirque. It sits on top of a large number of similarly sized buttresses, separated by abundant trees.
Traditionally, climbing begins at the base of the escarpment, and proceeds by a wide variety of short pitches up to The Throne itself. You can pick and choose a route up according to your desires, although the most attractive options are in the 5.0 to 5.3 range.
There are numerous pitons in-situ hereabouts to help guide you.
Root Grabber 5.7
On the first buttress you come to, at the base of the escarpment, there is an obvious short overhanging corner leading to a wide ledge. A pin is visible at the top of the corner. Above the ledge is a short left-facing flake. Follow the corner and flake to the top.
The band of rock directly beneath The Throne offers three good pitches. On the left side, climb a large leaning flake and the wall above, as part of the standard route up to The Throne (5.3, pitons in-situ).
To the right, on the steepest and highest part of the cliff, are two excellent routes, well worth seeking out.
Bob Hilko's Rock climbing Route (Hard Core) 5.9
Bob changed his mind about the route name some time after the above suggestion. "Comedy of Errors" is his new offering.
The route follows a small right-facing corner. A difficult jam crack is followed to a good ledge 3m off the ground. It is followed by easier (5.7) climbing up the corner to the top.
Virago 5.10
Start just right of BMRCR(HC). Climb up the obvious line of flake holds, and make a hard move right to gain the incipient left-slanting crack line. Make another hard move upwards (crux) and then follow the crack diagonally left, finishing lm right of BMRCR(HC).
The start can be well protected with double ropes and some ingenuity. (Hint before starting the route, climb up directly underneath the incipient crack and place a runner in the crack above the overhang. This will give you good protection for the crux moves.)