The start of the line. The route goes up and to t...
Description
originally rated 5.8 (in RR's), then upgraded to 5.9-, the grade of the route varies from day to day, and sometimes feels into the lower 5.10's. The key is it is a strenuous lie-back. Fine gear once established, a real Granite Mountain must do.
Location
the farthest right dihedral before the descent gully.
By ccmski From: Prescott, AZ Oct 17, 2009 rating: 5.9-
Be careful of rope drag when protecting the early roof- it will be paralyzing later on. Gear is 2x from green alien to #3 BD. Shoes for the walk off are really nice.
You don't see this done very often, at least I haven't. Done it twice on lead and seen one party TR it. Bit of a long walk for one pitch... Good pitch to do on your way down from the top and you're not done yet. Or after a hang at the front port. It's somewhat unique for the Mnt.
Over the years, I've heard many folks call this a sandbag. It's certainly got it's moments. It's not what you want to stick a rookie 5.9 leader on. Maybe cams reduce the error factor since it's a lot easier to plug and pray one of those than a wired stopper.
Piece of history, I once asked Baxter about the name. He just looked at me and said:
"What do you do in an Easy Chair ?"
uhhh I don't know, sleep? drink beer? watch baseball? oh, duhhh, You .....
I did it not once, but twice in October. It was sooo good. First time I'd done it in ten years.
At one time, I would have called it 10a, but I've decided GM 5.9 is accurate. Pro is actually pretty good on the entire route, just might put the leader in a position of either getting gear or making it through the crux "easy chair" section.