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Church Bowl Tree 

5.10b

   

FA: Mark Jefferson, Dave Collins, 1970
Type: Trad
Consensus: 5.10- [details]
Length: 60 feet
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Submitted By: Euan Cameron on Feb 1, 2007


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Keith on TR, nearing the top of Church Bowl Tree.


Description 

The technnical crux is down low (getting of the ground) in a polished groove. Nice finger jamming follows with a balancy sequence to gain the bolt belay.

There is a second pitch but this isn't often done.


Protection 

small nuts and cams, bolt anchor



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By caughtinside
From: Berkeley, CA
Feb 2, 2007
rating: 5.10a

This is a great climb to break into valley .10. There is a second crux right at the very end. Also, be sure to sling your nuts on this one, I saw a leader take a fall going for the chains. Top piece held, but the zipper popped two nuts below that. yikes. Also, this is just .10a to get to the first anchor, which is what most people do.

By George Bell
From: Boulder, CO
Feb 2, 2007

Is this the climb that begins right behind an old bench? Or am I thinking of something else?

By Rob Dillon
From: Short Circuit
Feb 2, 2007

Is this the climb that feels like the previous 6,923 ascents were made by people with pepperoni grease running down their fingers?

By Mike
From: Phoenix
Nov 14, 2007

George and Bob, you are both correct. Not that technically hard, but greasy for sure.

By Alpine Carl
Jan 2, 2008

For the true Church Bowl Tree Experience, traverse left on small edges below the chains and ascend the arching, left to right crack to the ledge with said "Tree" and an anchor. It is possible to clip the chains before starting the traverse; this would probably afford a little better protection than the infamous nut placements at the top of the "first pitch."