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Flake and Bake

Name: Flake and Bake
Rating: 1.7

5.8 YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 15 ZA HVS 4c British PG13

Routes in Echo Cove - South Face

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	Allergy T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Ass of Dog T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Atari T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Axe of Dog T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Bacon Flake T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Barbed Wire TR 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Bonzo Dog Band T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	C.S. Special T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Cactus Pricks T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Central Pilar of Finley T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Chips Ahoy T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	F.U.N. TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Fear of Dogs T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Fear of God T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Flake and Bake T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Gordon-Bartlett T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	High Wire T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13
	Horny Corner T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	J.B.'s Variation TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Life and Limb T,TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Out on a Limb T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Pocket Veto T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Poodle Skirt T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Possessed by Elvis T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	R.M.L. T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Range Wars T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Riddler, The T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Sabretooth T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Sicker than Jezouin T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Sitting Here in Limbo T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Statute of Limbitations TR 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Sugar Cube TR 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	TM's Terror T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Unknown T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13

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Type:	Trad, 50 ft (15 m)
FA:	Alan Nelson, Eben Stronquist and Rich Gottlieb, 1978
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Shared By:	Tony B on Dec 26, 2002
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Access Issue: Climbing Regulations/Seasonal Raptor Closures Details

The Joshua Tree National Park Superintendent's Compendium states that:
1. Vegetation is not allowed to be used as an anchor.
2. Only neutral or rock colored bolt hangers are allowed.

For a complete list of climbing rules and closures visit:
nps.gov/jotr/planyourvisit/…

Description

Start about eight feet to the right of the boulder that spans the gap at the base of the wall. This boulder is also where Bacon Flake starts. Pull past a horizontal to a left slanting crack (harder of you are short). Follow the left slanting crack to near its top, then move right to the first of two bolts. Wander up the face above to reach the second bolt, then wander above that to the top.

Build an anchor in a horizontal crack with cams up to a gold Camalot. This can be the same anchor for Bacon Flake, using a blue Camalot in a vertical crack as a directional for Bacon Flake.

For the face climbing portion of the route, the difficulty really depends on the amount of wandering you do. If you climb basically straight up past the bolts, the route is something like 5.10a. If you wander a bunch, the difficulty is less.

To descend, walk/scramble off to the climber's right (east) then got down a chimney. At the base of the chimney, go over some boulders in the direction of the parking lot, and then circle back west on a ledge system toward the base of the climb.