Ashes of Stone  5.9

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Type:  Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 190 feet Consensus:  5.9 [details] FA:  Terry Kennedy, Donnie Black, Scott Wade, Mindy Shulak, 1980 Submitted By:  Nick Stayner on Sep 1, 2011 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (11) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Description 

Awesome face climbing with a beautiful position high in the canyon. Clip the first bolt, move through the mini roof, and follow a couple more bolts on the rightish side of the rib, eventually climbing a short crack to a large ledge. Scramble up a bit higher on easy 5th rock to a bunch of bolts (apparently placed as a highline anchor). Don't be too surprised if they're not there- they've been chopped before.

Location 

River-facing prow on the Ashes of Stone buttress. Walk off to the climber's right and descend the trail used to approach the south face routes of Skyline Buttress.

Protection 

Bolts, light rack with emphasis on the smaller stuff.