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topo for "Engagement", 5.10+, Serial Pillar, West Fork Wall of Oak Creek Canyon.<br> <br> FA: D.Mabe with help from P.Rullman and C.Tatum, Spring 2011<br> <br> FFA: D.Mabe and A.Dembik, May 28, 2011<br> <br> Pitch summary:<br> P1: 5.9-, 80' classic chimney<br> P2: 5.10+, 110' hands, LB<br> P3: 5.9, 110' all sizes<br> P4: 5.10+, 80' face, fingers, hands<br> P5: 5.9-, 60' hands, LB<br> P6: 5.9+/10-, 80' wide chimney, corner<br> <br> 2 ropes or single 70m rope needed for rap
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the excellent second pitch and the Pitch of Despair.
Phil finishing the second pitch V-slot<br> March 2011
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May 31, 2011
“topo for "Engagement", 5.10+, Serial Pillar, West Fork Wall of Oak Creek Canyon.

FA: D.Mabe with help from P.Rullman and C.Tatum, Spring 2011

FFA: D.Mabe and A.Dembik, May 28, 2011

Pitch summary:
P1: 5.9-, 80' classic chimney
P2: 5.10+, 110' hands, LB
P3: 5.9, 110' all sizes
P4: 5.10+, 80' face, fingers, hands
P5: 5.9-, 60' hands, LB
P6: 5.9+/10-, 80' wide chimney, corner

2 ropes or single 70m rope needed for rap”  

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the Pitch of Despair
the excellent second pitch and the Pitch of Despair.
topo for "Engagement", 5.10+, Serial Pillar, West Fork Wall of Oak Creek Canyon.<br> <br> FA: D.Mabe with help from P.Rullman and C.Tatum, Spring 2011<br> <br> FFA: D.Mabe and A.Dembik, May 28, 2011<br> <br> Pitch summary:<br> P1: 5.9-, 80' classic chimney<br> P2: 5.10+, 110' hands, LB<br> P3: 5.9, 110' all sizes<br> P4: 5.10+, 80' face, fingers, hands<br> P5: 5.9-, 60' hands, LB<br> P6: 5.9+/10-, 80' wide chimney, corner<br> <br> 2 ropes or single 70m rope needed for rap
Phil finishing the second pitch V-slot<br> March 2011
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approach sketch to new route: "Engagement", on the Serial Pillar, West Fork Wall, in relation to Into the Wild, and Grapes of Wrath.<br> Rough directions:<br> After the 3rd creek crossing on the Call of the Canyon trail, head west on a faint trail through the ferns. Find the weakness in the slickrock of the SECOND spur (small cairn), ascend the slickrock band, which leads to another faint trail that contours, crosses the draw, and switchbacks up the hill. It eventually contours the loose hillside level with the route and to its base.
Serial Pillar, West Fork Wall, Oak Creek Canyon, N.AZ. New Route, "The Engagement", engages chimney and crack systems on the right side of the series of pillars. Pitches 3-6 shown in photo. Finishes up the wide window pitch on the left side of the pillar. On top I proposed to my fiancee, Angela. FFA, 5/28/11
Detail of top of pitch 6 with approximate line of weakness, anchor location,and edge where you rap down the face
Chris on the first pitch flake, March 2011

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