Bon Voyage  5.11c

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Type:  Trad, 1 pitch, 115 feet Consensus:  5.11c [details] FA:  Season:  Faces NorthWest Submitted By:  Tony B on Apr 22, 2008 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 

Clean moves on clean rock. Thin hands to thinner than that. Small people will find both the jamming and slot contortions easier than big people. Start in a left-facing corner with 1.5" gear (easier than it looks) and climb up into a flaring slot with 'forever' of thin hands jams to a wide spot. Pull the wide section to a good rest and finish up top in a 1.5" crack that is harder than it looks. Finish and clip before you run out of gas!

Location 

Left a good ways from the approach trail and beyond a HUGE right-facing corner that forms an entire section of wall. There is a small plaque at the base, but it is still easy to walk right past this climb and not notice it until you reach 'Workin Man (11-)' and look back 40 meters into the obvious dark corner.

Protection 

Lots of cams from 1.5" to 2.5" with emphasis on 2". Take a #4 friend or larger equivalent for a middle section that is wide and save some thin cams for the tea-cups up top.