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Sinbad-Herbert 

5.10d

   

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Type: Trad
Consensus: 5.10d [details]
Length: 1 pitch, 180 feet
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Submitted By: caughtinside on Nov 21, 2006


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Sinbad-Herbert starts just right of Crud Gully if you're facing the rock. It's a great, steep handcrack on the left wall, that goes to some intermediate anchors 60' up. Going just to here is probably .10a or .10b. From the intermediate anchors, continue up the bolted face for another 120'. It is all bolted face climbing, with bolts right at hard moves, well protected. Excellent moves. This is a newer route, and the upper section is still a little 'green' but still excellent.

You need 2 60m ropes to descend, one 70m to reach the lower anchor, or you can traverse to the Groove anchor, or top it out at 5.6R.


Location 

Just right of Crud Gully, about 30' beyond the .7 start to surrealistic pillar.


Protection 

finger-hand sized cams for the crack, bolted upper face. Bolted anchor.



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By Tyler Logan
From: Running Springs
Aug 27, 2007

At least a couple of the bolts on the upper face are a bit reachy to clip. I'm 6' and I remember needing to either lock off pretty low or even jump, quickdraw in hand, to clip a couple of them. Rock quality above the first-pitch belay is poor for about 20 or 30' and, although easy climbing, you wouldn't want to fall before the first bolt on that pitch--especially if onto your belayer. This is a very good reason to do the climb in one long 200' pitch.