Ride A Wild Bago 

FA:  Randy Vogel & Dave Evans 12/78 Type:  Trad Consensus:  5.10a [details] Length:  1 pitch, 70 feet Views: 138 page views Submitted By: Tony Bubb on Dec 25, 2002 Add Photo  Add Comment

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BETA PHOTO: The west face of Sports Challenge Rock as seen fro...

Description 

This route is just to the right of Sphincter Quits on the west side of Sports Challenge Rock. It gains a crack system some 20' right of that climb and continues to the summit.

Approach this climb as for Sphincter Quits, then scramble up and right at the base of the wall to reach the base of this climb. A small amount of scrambling is required to reach the base, but it's reasonably safe.

NOTE: The current edition of the J-tree book grossly misnumbers the entire topo/photo.

Climb up and right on face holds to reach a thin crack/seam that continues up and slightly right to a shallow dihedral and the right side of the summit block. This does not protect very well or easily, but the moves are mostly positive and a 5.10 climber should easily on-sight the route. Belay from large cams in cracks, or a long cord to the bolts above Rap Bolters Are Weak.

To descend, rap from the bolts atop Rap Bolters Are Weak or scramble down the southern end of the formation.

Protection 

A set of nuts including small nuts and a set of TCU's. Slider-nuts might go here or there.