BETA PHOTO: Lives of the Cowboys, Tall Wall, Alabama Hills Cal...
Description
Pitch 1: An awkward entry move establishes you in a chimney. After thrutching upward for a bit, step out onto the steep left wall and climb up until the angle eases. The belay is on the left.
Pitch 2: Continue up low angle slab to a steep wall. Climb this, moving up and right, to a lower angle slab. Follow this to the belay ledge.
Descent: two 25m rappels (from Mussy Hooks) return to the ground.
Location
Walk left (south) along the base of Tall Wall from Rotten Bannanas until you encounter a low angle slab leading up to a bolted slot. This is the route, which follow a thin dike for two pitches.
Nice add Brutus! I'll give it a go this Veteran's Day weekend.
By Michael Bartosek From: Los Angeles May 3, 2009 rating: 5.9 PG13
4th to 5th bolt on P1 is a bit run-out but easier than 5.9 climbing, the only drawback is the fall would suck down into that chimney. I brought some pro along and was happy to place it in a few spots along the route during some run-out sections -although most of those are again easier than 5.9 climbing.
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