This is a nice, short, low angle route with a few interesting features and some adventure.  The route still probably needs a bit of cleaning and gardening if you want it to be crag-like.  It is probably the line of least resistance up the south face of this crag.

P1.  There are two starts, both are runout until 12-15' up.  The left start is easier, perhaps 5.6.  The right start may be the crux for the entire route in its 15 feet up a slabby section without pro.  Once ~12-15', plug in some pro.  Follow the rib to the left of the crack.  Chase the crack up as it arcs rightward to a prominent, skinny tree trunk. This is where a run up the crack didn't get it all clean.  Bring a nut tool and brush to clean to your liking.  Continue upwards.  A 5.7-ish section confronts you just before a horizontal crack.  Finish on a large ledge, 5.8 PG-13, 120'.  You can exit right off the ledge if needed.

P2. Move the belay up ~25' to a tree.  Follow what appears to be an easy crack.  The footholds get smaller as you ascend this nice section.  You continue until you are level with a tree on a ledge.  Traverse left to the tree.  This is where the #4 Camalot was nice.  The challenged tree can be backed up with an orange and a green Alien, 5.7, 230'.

P3.  Follow a crack up to the obvious horizontal break.  Move left ~25'.  Pass a 8-9' steeper bit.  Note, the pro here is a yellow Alien at waist height and then a very iffy #0.1 Camalot (2-3 lobes engaged).  A taller climber will find this easier.  Hop aboard the slab, follow it to another steeper bit with a beached whale like move.  Above fight a bush past some loose bits to the top, 5.7 PG-13, 160'.

Scramble off the notch to the north and gain the McGregor Slab left descent.

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Routes in McGregor West