The easiest way up the Cwm is the gully between it and the North Rabbit Ear starting from the west. 

  P1: (5.4) Chimney interrupted by some chocks with some sections of gully to a col between Cwm and North Rabbit Ear. 

  P2: (4th) Scramble some 30 ft or so up the south side of Cwm and then up the summit plane.

Normal Route

West Ridge

The route starts at a huge Juniper tree at the base of the west ridge of The Cwm.  Ingraham calls it "hard 4th class", but based on my experience with Ihgraham guide ratings in the Organs, that could mean anything less than 5.6 by today's standards.  I called it 5.5.  It can be done in fewer than 4 pitches with some scrambling at the top, but due to the meandering nature of the route, rope drag might be an issue.  There are also harder variations (one in particular appealing variation climbs as a slab or crack climb and stays more directly on the ridge but establishing in the crack was spicy).  The easiest route goes far left on the large ledge below this slab and climbs on good holds.  To do it in two pitches, try this:   On your first pitch go far west and belay as close as possible to the end of the ledge system; P2, climb left after the steep section, past a two bolt rap anchor, and belay on a large ledge;  Un-rope and scramble to the summit plane.

The Cwm lies just north of North Rabbit Ear, and in fact could have been a sub-peak of NRE if not for the deep gash that separates them.  From Rabbit Ears Canyon, The Cwm appears to be a cylinder of rock from which the top has been cut off at an angle.  Indeed from the summit plane, it still appears so.  The rock is mostly good to excellent with a few chossy spots.  But it is seldom climbed, so loose rocks are possible, as is lichen and other vegetation.

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Routes in The Cwm