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Failure to Launch

Name: Failure to Launch
Rating: 2.3

5.9 YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA HVS 5a British

Routes in Window Rock - East

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	Crunk Cowgirl T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Deep Dream T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Destroy all Planets T,S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
	Drunken Cowboy T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Expect No Mercy T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Failure to Launch T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Good Times T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Indian Summer T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Juniper Jam T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Masochist Crack T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	One Step Beyond TR 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Pure Pleasure T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Summit Route T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a

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Access Issue: Raptor Nesting Details

The west side of Window Rock has seasonal bird closure in the spring until June 15th- check for closure signs posted in the parking lot.

Access Issue: (1) Weather Wall, Yellow Wall, & all the crags north of Twin Sisters are CLOSED. (2) No trash cans. (3) Highlining temporary ban in place for CIRO and CRSP Details

(1) The area, crags, and routes just north of the Twin Sisters are on private land and the landowner recently posted no trespassing notices at the gated road/trail to the area. Any access of these areas and routes is trespassing. The area was closed by the landowner due to trespassing, illegal camping, fires & trash, and disregard of owner's privacy.
Please be respectful of the land owner's wishes and do not climb or hike here until further notice. This includes White Lightning, Skinner Roof, Weather Wall, Yellow Wall, Larry's Annihilation, Needle Rock, Mississippi Fred's, and Secret Tom's. Park officials and CRAG are working to regain access to this valuable climbing resource. Be patient and check back for updates.
(2) No trash cans anywhere in City of Rocks: urlzs.com/c4eZH
(3) HIGHLINING IS PROHIBITED
By the authority of the park manager, Highlining at City of Rocks National Reserve and Castle Rocks State Park is temporarily prohibited as of August 28, 2019.

The park(s) is reviewing highlining activities. Here are Google Drive links to the closure and the updated Code of Regulations for CIRO. drive.google.com/open?id=1y… and drive.google.com/open?id=1Y…

Description

On the east side of Window Rock is this obvious line, often climbed, but not listed in the latest Bingham guide. It shares the start (and crux) with Pocket Rocket, stays in the flaring crack until it ends, crosses directly over the horizontal gash/crack about halfway up the route utilizing face holds until a second finger-sized crack is reached. The first 3-4 moves (poor feet) are 5.9, the rest is 5.7-ish. Going from one crack to the other may provide a modest runout if protection cannot be found in the horizontal.

NOTE: If a name is in common use for this climb, let's make that change here.

Location

This is between the alcove containing Expect No Mercy and the parallel cracks of Good Times and Pure Pleasure on the east side of Window Rock. Descend by walking north along the spacious ledge to rap anchors.