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Swiss Cheese 

5.8

   

FA: Tom Beck, 1982
Type: Trad
Consensus: 5.8- [details]
Length: 1 pitch, 50 feet
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Submitted By: Brian Reynolds on Oct 1, 2002


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Swiss Cheese ascends the left side of a steep and extremely knobby face about halfway up the right side of the canyon (~100' down-canyon from Double Dogleg). Scramble up easy rock to a ledge and then climb cracks to access the juggy face above. Follow the largest and most obvious jugs up to a single rusty bolt (1/4") and continue straight up (5.8) or cut left via easier terrain (5.6).


Protection 

pro to 4", one bolt (1/4"); large cams (#3-4) on top for the anchor.



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By C Miller
Administrator
Nov 30, 2002

The shiny new bolts just right of Swiss Cheese belong to a route called The Treat (5.7+)

By Colin Parker
From: Pasadena, CA
May 22, 2009
rating: 5.8-

This is a laughably juggy climb that's fun for speed ascents on toprope. Also good for warming up for the routes further up the valley. 5.5/6 for the left exit, 5.8- straight up seems accurate.

By dcgusto97
From: Palm Desert, CA
Nov 7, 2009
rating: 5.8 R

Missing the clip could be a disaster, so be cool and make that clip. Agreed that TR would be a good time with little to contemplate.