Mantle Marathon 

FA:  Louie Anderson, 2003 Type:  Sport Consensus:  5.10a [details] Length:  1 pitch, 70 feet Views: 388 page views Submitted By: C Miller on Jan 11, 2007 Add Photo  Add Comment

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An early morning ascent of Mantle Marathon (5.10a)...

Description 

Located on the left side of Slab City, about 10' right of Marathon Man (5.11a/b) and just left of Mantlepiece (5.10b).

The route, appropriately enough, starts with a mantle (which can be harder than necessary if you miss the sequence). Higher, slabs and corners with the odd mantle thrown in gain another easier crux at the 6th bolt. The route finishes with a fun slab, passing an old, rusty bolt (7th) before reaching the anchors under a large roof.

The climbing is cerebral but also goes with a bit of thuggery in spots, which actually makes this several climbs in one.

Protection 

8 bolts, ring anchors

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Just below the upper crux of Mantle Marathon (5.10...	Making use of good layaways, passing the 2nd bolt.	Doing a bit of housecleaning on Mantle Marathon.
Climber on Mantle Marathon