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Mike on "Crisco Way", a fun variation to the left ...
Description
Green Savior was supposedly named for a small tree that saved Tom Taber's bacon when he took a whipper off the route during the FA. The "savior" is gone now, but the route is a classic!
You start over in the mid-section of the mountain, below a big chimney system (see pics) that identifies the fourth pitch of the route.
P1) Climb a brushy corner system on the left side of a buttress to a belay just short of a "window" through the rock. Move the belay to the other side of the "window" to start the second pitch.
P2) Climb up corners to a really nice 5.5 crescent shaped crack that leads up to Comfort Ledge, a big sloping ledge system below the routes offwidth crux pitch.
P3) The business! Get into the slot and chimney up to the offwidth in the bulge. What makes this only 5.8 is all the great handholds here and there that get you through the wide without having to resort to classic offwidth techniques. Once above the slot, continue up to a small stance above (15 feet or so) and belay.
P4) The big chimney above. Some awkward climbing puts you in the oblique chimney. Pro goes in the back. Continue in this until you exit the chimney and then follow corners above to the top. Getting to the actual top of the rock has always seemed rather difficult to me, but pick the easiest line.
Protection
Standard Rack up to #4 Camalot. If you want a little extra, you can bring a #4.5 Camalot, but no need to bring the #5.
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