Chips and Salsa 5.3
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| Type: | Trad, 2 pitches, 250 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.3 [details] |
| FA: | ? |
| Submitted By: | Jim McGuire on Jun 19, 2004 |
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Description What can I say? At 5.3 most will think this trivial and in fact it is well suited for a solo, date climb or neophyte first lead. But as 5.3 routes go, it really is a pretty nice climb.
Locate the prominent cleft that that bisects the Tuna and Chips Wall. Tuna & Chips goes up the left side of the wall and Tuna Cookies the right. Chips and Salsa starts behind a large block at the bottom of the cleft at a low angle crack. Waterstreak goes up the obvious polished feature to the right. Face climb up the nicely featured rock along the crack to a belay where it opens into a wide chimney. There is a bolt and drilled angle for an anchor, as Waterstreak joins here as well. Wander up easier - and certainly less exposed - climbing in the chimney to the top. This is mostly scrambling and not much actual chimney technique is necessary. Descend to the climbers right and down a gully.
Protection Standard desert rack with emphasis on small pieces.
BETA PHOTO: View from the parking Lot
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Ron Graham leading first pitch of Chips and Salsa....
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| Comments on Chips and Salsa |
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By cammyjams
From: Las Vegas, NV
Sep 2, 2008
| This is the place to take beginners.
I added some chains to the top of the second pitch. This is a great beginners area because you can lead 5.3 to get to the P1 bolts which then can TR some harder stuff underneath.
Or you can do the second pitch (5.3, or 5.7 if you trend right; a great line to give newbies some air) Then rap the Aruba Wall gully with a single 60m rope and downclimb an easy chimney or stay climbers left below the pine tree and simply walk down the slab, more air for newbies. At the top of P2 is a great lunch spot/parking lot to let your beginners get totally hooked on RR. |
By live_it
From: Mammoth Lakes, Ca
Apr 30, 2010
| Fun, easy climb that is great for beginners, I never saw the chains or bolts on the second pitch? |
By Tom Lausch
From: Stoughton, WI
Nov 28, 2012
rating: 5.3
| Some wide gear 5,6 would have better protected the chimmney on pitch 2. If you slipped your looking at hitting the cave floor. But more heady than difficult. |
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