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Lower Elbow Room

  
Submitted By: Matthew Fienup on Dec 21, 2006
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Description 

South-facing wall directly across from Gorgeous. One of the very best options on cool winter days. Also one of the first walls to bake during warmer weather.

Generally, Lower Elbow Room is home to high-quality moderate routes (including the outstanding "Slip 'n Slide," 5.9) and is a good destination for intermediate climbers.


Getting There 

From the base of Gorgeous, head very slightly down stream and cross the creek. Follow a climbers trail up the talus to the base of the wall.



Featured Route For Lower Elbow Room
Kathy Boussina nears the lower crux of "Slip 'n Slide" at the Lower Elbow Room. In this case, we climbed the route as 2 separate pitches.

Slip 'n Slide 5.9  CA : Sierra Eastside : ... : Lower Elbow Room
Four bolts of slab climbing (with a 5.9 crux encountered after the fourth bolt) leads to a striking hand crack. Follow bolts up this beautiful, sustained crack which gets steeper and steeper with height. Simply awesome!The route can be climbed as one long pitch or broken down into two. With a single 50 or 60-meter rope, it will take two rappels to get back down. ...[more]