Type: Trad, 300 ft (91 m), 3 pitches
FA: Tom Howard, Jim Okel - 1981
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Shared By: Jesse Morehouse on May 31, 2008 · Updates
Admins: Steve Lineberry, Aaron Parlier

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An incredible line with the 3rd pitch being one of the proudest pitches of 5.10a trad anywhere.

P1 (5.7) Climb right arching feature to hanging island of trees and shrubbery. Belay then move belay up and climbers right to spot below diehedral way up above you.

P2 (5.8). Climb to base of diehedral. I remember long slings being nice.

P3 (crux). This is why you climb this route! Climb diehedral to its top (5.9) which is actually the top of a pillar under a large horizontal roof. Keyhole a nut in the crack (yep, you heard right!) and commit to the roof. You would swear moves like these are in a gym but that nut dangling behind you reminds you otherwise. Awesome holds over the lip will get you to the top.

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From the descent gully, find the cliff line trail by going forward 15ft and left. After only a minute and a few hundred yards, cut left by a fallen down limb and rock. And go about 50ft up and climbers' right and whip around a little corner to find the start. walk a few hundred yards around the buttress. Start at the base of a gully-like weakness in the wall overhead. There are two starts, the left variation (aka Serentripitous) being slightly better quality. The original start can be recognized by the little offwidth towards the end of the pitch.

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One of everything.

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