Black Arrow  5.10

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Type:  Trad, 4 pitches, 330 feet Consensus:  5.10 [details] FA:  John Burcham, Zack Bastow Submitted By:  Mike on Jul 12, 2011 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (3) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Manny leading the second (crux) pitch of Black Arr...

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Description 

P1: (5.9) A short pitch. Climb up and left past a couple bolts to the limestone band. Place a small-ish piece, the up and left to a bolted belay.

P2: (5.10) Up and left to a hand crack. Up the crack to a bulge with a finger crack. Climb this (crux) to a nice crack above, then slightly left to a bolted belay.

P3: (5.9/5.10) Continue up a nice hand crack to a roof. Traverse left under the roof to a bolt, which protects a reachy move (maybe height dependant?) then up & left to a bolted anchor.

P4: (5.10-) Work up and right through a crack, then left to a bolt, then up to a bolted belay.

Location 

Starts about the middle, at a couple bolts going up & left to the limestone band. The first belay bolts are visible from just down & left of the start of the route.

Protection 

A few small cams, doubles through #3 camalot, slings & a couple quickdraws.

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Catherine leading pitch 1 of Black Arrow with Mann...

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