>The Original Route starts to the right of the route you are describing
>(not to the left) and from a ledge almost directly behind the Totem Pole.
>There are no bolts on this ledge despite what the guidebook says (good
>natural gear is available).
are you sure the original route starts to the right of the other route (that has the anchor on the ledge)? If you watch the abc video it looks as if they are climbing on the northern most point which would be to the left of the anchors I would have thought