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5.10b A1

   

FA: Todd Gordon, Brian Povolny, Steve Prakken, 1984
Type: Trad, Aid
Consensus: 5.10b A1 [details]
Length: 2 pitches, 165 feet
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Submitted By: toddgordon on May 17, 2007


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Description 

This is a spire located in a beautiful, out of the way spot. Pitch one; go up a crack (5.7/5.8) to a reach (5.9), followed by a 5.10b finger section, a bit of aid, then 5.8 hands to a stance. Pitch two, Continue up the crack(5.9) through a couple of bulges, ending on a 5.10b ramp which cuts to the right. This area rarely gets visited by humans.


Location 

Back off a hidden road NW of the main ManyFarms-Chinle road. See Eric's Desert Rock for detailed map.


Protection 

Double/triple set of cams, one long thin pin. One double rope rape from the summit.