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Excellent Smithers 

5.10a

   

FA: G Barnes and Karin Wuhrmann
Type: Sport
Consensus: 5.10a [details]
Length: 4 pitches, 400 feet
Season: summer, fall
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Submitted By: Adam on Dec 31, 2006


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looking down from the belay on p3, photo courtesy ...


Description 

The crux for me was on the 3rd pitch in a sallow left facing corner rock's a little funky for pro there, but there's a pin not to far below. Excellent slab climbing. Thanks to Greg Barnes for all the hard work on this and all the other great routes he's put up!!!!!


Location 

left of the big arch about 100' there's a splitter kinda wide crack 3" up to a ledge. that's the start. Can't miss the route from there.


Protection 

Bolts/Cams. bring lot's of draws.



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Jeff heads left to the belay bolts at the end of the first pitch.

BETA PHOTO: Jeff heads left to the belay bolts at the end of t...

Jeff arriving at the belay bolts end of the second pitch with Diana belaying.

Jeff arriving at the belay bolts end of the second...

Diana heading up the 4th pitch, 5.8. For some inexplicable reason the route verves left here.

Diana heading up the 4th pitch, 5.8. For some ine...


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By john durr
From: Joshua Tree, CA
Aug 21, 2008
rating: 5.9+

There were no pins on the 3rd pitch at July 2008. Small aliens or tcu's worked fine here. A couple medium 2-3" cams for the end of the 3rd pitch are helpful after the corner/roof. Recommend the first two pitches be combined. Rappel the route with 3 double rope raps.