Castor 5.10a
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Castor. October '07.
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Description According to the guide book the crux is in the first 15 feet. That being said the next 30 feet or so is not easy either. The routes goes up a nice finger/hand crack for about 45 feet. After the large ledge the route contiunes up a right facing corner (5.8?) finishing on the Conn's East Ledge (Below Alcoa Presents).
Location Castor is left of the twin finger/hand crack systems located beside a large boulder.
Protection Handsize and smaller gear. Anchors at the top.
Hutch on Castor, Seneca Rocks, WV.
| Hutch on Castor, Seneca Rocks, WV.
| Nick climbing castor.
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By Jeremy Steck From: Salt Lake City, UT Sep 24, 2007
| The second pitch is quite nice. Follow right facing ramp till it ends and continue up on good holds to reach a thin crack to a small roof. Passing the small roof is 5.9-, and there are cold shuts at the top to descend. |
By Kris Gorny Administrator Oct 10, 2007 rating: 5.10a
| Also, combination of Castor (or Pollux) with Orange Aid makes for a cool 5.10 "diretissima" of the East Face. |
By dinglestyle From: Catonsville, MD Feb 20, 2009 rating: 5.10b/c
| The real crux is placing the first piece of gear. This climb is really a 5.8 ontop of a v2 boulder problem. The main description above is wrong after the large ledge. Jeremy’s comments are more correct. |
By Nate R Sep 19, 2011 rating: 5.10a
| Hey pretty nice crack. Little thuggish, i.e. some wide jamming. Kinda like a jtree route in that the start doesn't quite count in the rating. The rest is 10a casual though. You can get 2 good pieces protecting the start while standing on the ground... |
By Andy Weinmann From: Alexandria, VA Oct 8, 2012 rating: 5.10a
| Beautiful line. Wouldn't say it's 5.8 after the 10a section though. Some 8, some 9. Still need to be focused. Take the pitch up to the shuts on the end of Conn's East P1. The 2nd pitch (3rd by the book's standards) is great. Pro is all there. After the small overhang you'll pull up to a good stance and have two options. Crack on the left or a shallow left facing corner/flake on the right. Both lead to a ledge with the cold shuts. Going left, the top move to get to the shuts gets your attention (9ish). You can also pop out onto the summit with a couple more moves. |
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