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Wings and Stings 

5.7

   

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Type: Trad
Consensus: 5.7 [details]
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Submitted By: Blitzo on Mar 28, 2007


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Matt Grieger nears the anchor following one of the...


Description 

This route climbs the obvious right-leaning, right facing corner, to thr right of "Gemini Cracks".
Wander up a bushy ramp to a broken area beneath the main corner. Climb a pitch to the base of the leaning corner and belay. Follow the corner to a belay below a roof (5.7). A 5.6 pitch leads right, around the roof and up to a belay. Rappel.


Protection 

Standard rack.



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By Matthew Fienup
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From: Ventura, CA
Apr 24, 2007
rating: 5.7

One of my very favorite routes on the planet!!

The dihedral takes LOTS of 1/2"-3/4" gear. Bring extra or plan to leap-frog your gear up the crack.

By Salamanizer
From: Vacaville Ca.
Oct 1, 2007
rating: 5.7

Pretty clean dispite some seepage. Nice and sustained through the corner. You can do it in two pitches with a 70m rope. It was good for the grade but I'll never do it again. Tweaks the hell out of your back from leaning to one side for so long.

Lots of old 1/4 inch bolt stems along the route - WTF?