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Abraxas

Name: Abraxas
Rating: 3.0

5.11d YDS 7a French 24 Ewbanks VIII UIAA 25 ZA E5 6a British A3-4

Routes in (f) Central Wall Area

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	12 Angry Bees S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Abraxas T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a A3-4
	Bang! S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Beast That Hath Two Backs, The T 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Beat to Quarters S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Call of Cthulhu, The T 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c A0
	Chum Bucket, The S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Crying Dragon T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Davis-Holland Route T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Divine Moments of Truth T 5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Gnostic Diversions T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b PG13
	Goblin, The S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Golden Arch 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b A3-
	Good Girls Like Bad Boys S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Green Drag-on T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c C2-3
	Lovin' Arms T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b A0
	Method of Reconciling Disparate Parts, The S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Noble Pursuits T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Nobody Puts Baby In A Corner (Pitch 3 of the Golden Arch) T 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b PG13
	Non-Local Bark House T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Obelisk T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	One Hundred Years of Solitude T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Pockets full of Sunshine S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Rise and Fall T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Seven Sermons to the Dead S 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
	Sisu S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Starfish Enterprise S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Swim T 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b C0
	Symptom of the Universe S 5.13+ 8b 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	Technicians of the Sacred S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Town Crier T 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b C2+
	Uptown High Rise T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Waterway 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b A3-
	Whimper S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Witch, The T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c

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Type:	Trad, Aid, 5 pitches, Grade IV
FA:	Bob Crawford, Pat Timson, Don Harder
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Shared By:	Jacob Smith on Apr 16, 2015 · Updates
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Description

This description only applies to the first two pitches, which are a decent way to reach Madsen's Ledge, if anyone has info on the rest of the climb feel free to add it in the comments. Free version beta in bold.

Pitch 1 (C2) - start up the thin crack just to the right of the large block, easy C1 until below the first roof, ascend the right-hand crack initially and then traverse left before the second roof, thinner, lower-angle cracks lead to the typical Index belay station: five bolts, 1 good, 2 probably good, 1 probably bad, and 1 definitely bad, none with chains or rap rings. Note: Belay has been updated with new SS 3/8 bolts. Pitch has three new protection bolts and goes free at 5.12 something.

Pitch 2 (A2 F) - climb the short, low angle, thin crack with many fixed copperheads, have fun slinging the chickenhead. Note: P2 is now fully bolted with the old pins and copperheads removed. Free at 5.12 something. Excellent climbing.

Pitch 3+ - god knows.

Location

By the large standing flake to the right of the main waterfall, aim for the left-most tree.

Protection

Standard aid rack, including but not limited to:
cams to 2"
cam hooks
sky hooks (At one point I hand placed a large beak in a piton scar, but only because I didn't have a cam that would fit)