Continue with onX Maps
Continue with Facebook
Angel Wall a.k.a. Steve's Mom
5.12a YDS 7a+ French 25 Ewbanks VIII+ UIAA 25 ZA E5 6a British
Avg: 1.5 from 4
votes
Routes in Angel Wall
|
|
Angel Wall a.k.a. Steve's Mom TR 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
Order Wrong?
Sort Routes
| Type: | TR, 30 ft (9 m) |
| FA: | Tyler Zimmerman and Gustave Campinini |
| Page Views: | 1,039 total · 7/month |
| Shared By: | Mike Cohen on Aug 14, 2011 |
| Admins: | K Ice, Kris Gorny |
Your To-Do List:
Add To-Do ·
Your Star Rating:
Use onX Backcountry to explore the terrain in 3D, view recent satellite imagery, and more. Now available in onX Backcountry Mobile apps! For more information see this post.
Description
Duluth guidebooks say there are "several variations" which go up the Angel Wall on 3rd Street, but I was only able to find one plausible line. It starts on the right-hand side, on the tufa bordering the small dihedral corner, and goes straight up the face on small slippery crimps.
I don't want to spoil the fun for the adventurous Duluth-er trying to decipher this puzzling route, but getting a very high foot on the tufa is one way to get to the better holds higher on the wall.
I have never seen a rating listed for Angel Wall, so I've given it my best guess. Once I resolved my beta, it felt maybe like a hard 11... but the rock is very slippery and sharp and the climbing style is pretty desperate, so it could possibly be a short 5.12.
This is a really fun and unusual line for the moderate-to-hard climber and seems to have seen VERY few ascents. The reason I am writing this description is because I've been unable to find any info on this climb. If you know something about its history or difficulty rating, please feel free to correct me! Otherwise, go climb it!
I don't want to spoil the fun for the adventurous Duluth-er trying to decipher this puzzling route, but getting a very high foot on the tufa is one way to get to the better holds higher on the wall.
I have never seen a rating listed for Angel Wall, so I've given it my best guess. Once I resolved my beta, it felt maybe like a hard 11... but the rock is very slippery and sharp and the climbing style is pretty desperate, so it could possibly be a short 5.12.
This is a really fun and unusual line for the moderate-to-hard climber and seems to have seen VERY few ascents. The reason I am writing this description is because I've been unable to find any info on this climb. If you know something about its history or difficulty rating, please feel free to correct me! Otherwise, go climb it!
3 Comments