Unknown climber enjoying the moves on Wildrose (5....
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This is the right of two slab climbs on the narrow south face, and it lies just right of Blasting Cap (5.5).
Start up a vertical face with tricky moves to gain a slabby, rounded arete which is followed to anchors atop the face. The excellent rock quality at the bottom gives way to slightly grainy face at the top, but the exposure and positioning on the arete are great. Orignally done without bolts, it was later bolted to make a great first or second lead for beginning climbers.
One of my favorite places to take new climbers as it seems to see little action. This and Blasting Cap are short but fun - jugs down low and Intro to Slab 101 after the first fifteen feet or so. Perhaps a little heady for a first lead but should definitely be considered after leading the .5
By Jon Leicht From: Santee, CA Jun 14, 2008 rating: 5.7
We did a variation of this route by starting on the face 7 feet right of the climb, gaining ground until we were able to transfer into the last 15 feet of Wild Rose. Starting about 10 feet left of fire in the hole. Does it have a name? It was a fun little problem.
Motherlode Rock - East Face
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