Expect some traffic here, since most of these pitches are part of the commute up to the Shield and the middle section of the Triple Direct (which by the way seems to be one of the least desirable outings on El Cap, combining the worst sections of Salathe and the Muir with the upper pitches on the Nose).

Pitch 15 is a set of shallow, leaning dihedrals of glistening white granite.

The most notable part of this stretch is 17 and 18, two good, solid aid pitches with ever increasing exposure.