Chile Line  5.11b

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Type:  Sport, 45 feet Consensus:  5.11b [details] FA:  Bob D'Antonio, Mike Howard New Route:  Yes Submitted By:  Mike Howard on Nov 13, 2010 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (1) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Description 

High first bolt can be reached by stemming up corner. Traverse in from right (5.11 b) to reach horizontal pockets. Crux move up into left facing corner.
Direct start at low overhang (5.12)

The Chile Line was a narrow gauge rail that ran across the mesa above these climbs (west of Carson) from 1887 until 1941. Frank Waters wrote about it in The Woman at Otowi Crossing

Location 

Bolted route right of Modest Mouse

Protection 

5 bolts to 2 bolt ring anchors