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5.10a

   

FA: unknown
Type: Trad, TR
Consensus: 5.10a [details]
Length: 1 pitch, 40 feet
Season: all
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Submitted By: BFobar on Apr 24, 2007


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This route is on the east face of hitchcock pinnacle, starting under the obvious roof. I would say it is worth doing for the roof move. If it was closer to the ground, it would be a fun V0/1 bouldering problem. There is one bolt above the roof and a set of chains. This route is easily top roped after climbing the standard route, but rope drag is bad when lowering off. I would recommend topping out and rapping to save your sheath.

I heard a rumor that some holds on this route was chipped out by rock hammers in the early '70s.


Location 

East face hitchcock pinnacle, its a no brainer.


Protection 

1 bolt up high. Cracks under the roof will probably take anything fat finger sized. Falling on lead over the roof before clipping the bolt would probably be bad news.



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By Braxton Norwood
From: Tucson, AZ
Feb 16, 2008
rating: 5.10- PG13

This climb isn't worth leading, in my opinion; it's not particularly fun. If you really want to do it, do it on TR after leading one of the other routes. By the way, if you peel off just after pulling the roof, and just before clipping the bolt, it would be an ugly fall.