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Bolt Ladder 

5.11 A1

   

FA: Tim McMahon
Type: TR, Aid
Consensus: 5.11 A1 [details]
Length: 80 feet
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Submitted By: Matthew Fienup on Nov 17, 2007


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Description 

A1 aid climbing or 5.10-5.11 free climbing.

Following the bolts as closely as possible yields a line in the 5.11+ range that is fantastic. Wandering left of the bolts down low and right of the bolts up high (sometimes 6-8 feet right) yields a line in the 5.10- range.

[Contributor's Note: I haven't actually led this route free to the top of the wall as the top 7 bolts scare the hell out of me. What I have done is lead the bottom half of the route and finished by placing gear in the thin cracks out left. This variation is recommended.]


Location 

Follows the obvious line of bolts that angle up and right begining from the left-hand side of the wall.


Protection 

Bolts: a little of everything, spanning several generations of fixed gear.

Top anchor consists of a large manzanita and a coupl eof 1/2" to 3/4" pieces.