Banana Cake Buttress
5.7+ YDS 5a French 15 Ewbanks V+ UIAA 13 ZA MVS 4b British R
Avg: 2 from 16 votes
Type: | Trad, 95 ft (29 m) |
FA: | Rich Thompson, Mike Raymond, and Steve Grossman 1976 |
Page Views: | 2,228 total · 12/month |
Shared By: | Jerry Cagle on Aug 3, 2008 |
Admins: | adrian montaƱo, Greg Opland, Brian Boyd, JJ Schlick, Kemper Brightman, Luke Bertelsen |
Description
Some might find this a bit heady. Crux is the first sequence of moves off the ground. Stays interesting for 15' +/-. Reachy moves, then gets easier. Pro is limited at the start, but gets a tad better in the middle, then run out at the top, albeit on relatively easy ground. You'll have to construct your own anchor to bring up the follower on this one. There is a large boulder with two feet that can be used as a thread-thru with a standard length cordelette. Scramble down and over to climber's right to access the anchors on Monkey Business for an easy rap to get back down.
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