100m, 3 pitches. Deception takes an obvious corner and crack system up to the highest point of the Hogsback. There is a finger crack variation that allows you to do this route in two long pitches. This pushes the grade to 5.7 and is on much cleaner rock with solid protection.

Standard Route:
1) Climb up the obvious corner until you can move on to the left face and up to a small ledge. Belay from here to do the route in 3 pitches.
2) Follow the wondering crack system up until you reach a serious of mini roofs. From here move out right on to an airy slab and traverse over to the other corner. This move is hard to protect. Belay from small comfortable ledge.
3) follow cracks and loose blocks to the top.

Variation:
1) Start in the same corner however instead of moving on to the face continue further up the corner. This is a fun 5.6 layback which requires a #4 cam to protect. Where the layback ends move left on to the face to a large flake beneath a 12ft 5.7 finger crack. Move left after the finger crack to serious of hanging flakes and roofs. Belay from here.
2) Follow standard route all the way to the top.

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