Black Velvet  5.8

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Type:  Trad, 1 pitch, 65 feet Consensus:  5.8 [details] FA:  ? Submitted By:  Jay Eggleston on Oct 22, 2012 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (1) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Description 

This climbs a big, right-facing dihedral. There is some lichen at the bottom, but with care, it can be avoided. The crux is about 3/4s of the way up, but the protection is good. You can clip the last bolt on "Tilt" if you want. I did this as I had already used my biggest cams lower in the dihedral.

Location 

This route is on the Lowball wall right of the route known as "Tilt". It ascends a big, right-facing dihedral.

Protection 

Bring a standard rack. One book says to bring gear to 3", but a bigger piece like a #4 Camalot will protect the beginning. There are two bolts fixed for descent at the top.

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Looking down from the anchor.	Another view of the route.	The anchor.