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Ship of Fools 

5.9+

   

FA: Steve Grossman, Paul Davidson, Jim Haisley
Type: Trad
Consensus: 5.10- [details]
Length: 1 pitch, 100 feet
Season: Spring to Fall
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Submitted By: Orphaned on Jan 31, 2006


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Ship of fools Photo by Hilary Davis


Description 

Ship of Fools is located in the middle of the right side (east facing) section of The Prow area. The rock overhangs here and you're looking for a sort of overhanging boulder problem that puts you into a shallow left-facing corner above. Crank the boulder move to get your left foot way up high onto a small ledge, then get the rest of you up there. The rest ain't as hard. Nice crack climbing to the top.


Protection 

Nuts, good assortment of cams in all sizes.



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First good hold. No turning back now. The start is all business on this great route.

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By Kole DeCou
From: Flagstaff, AZ
Feb 23, 2007
rating: 5.10

The start of this route seems to keep getting harder. I'd now consider the boulder problem to be at least 5.10.

By Joe Lee
From: Mesa, Arizona
Jun 27, 2007
rating: 5.10

Sweet climb. The start is burly and committing. Had to use a knee bar to reach the good hold. The rest of the route climbs and protects nicely.

By Larry Coats
Oct 28, 2007

A safety trick for the start that was revealed to me quite late, after scaring myself getting off the ground many times- a #3 Friend (or probably a blue Camalot) fits in a VERY inobvious slot under the left side of the overhang (rotate the cam 180 degrees to check that you have the right placement). It truly is solid, and provides excellent pro for the start.

By juggy
From: Prescott, AZ
Nov 19, 2007

Wasn't impressed, felt like 5.8ish