Chives  5.9 PG13

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Type:  Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet Consensus:  5.9 [details] FA:  T. Bubb, J. Meir, 4/28/2002 New Route:  Yes Season:  Faces mostly South, but has a shaded base in winter. Submitted By:  Tony B on Apr 28, 2002 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 

Follow the directions as for Sour Cream. Climb the first 40-50' of Sour Cream (the good part) and just after passing the overhang, place a few good pieces of gear (tricams or SLCD's, 1" to 1.5") on a 2' sling, just below a small roof. This is ~ 8' below a tiny pine tree in the Sour Cream Crack. From that pro, traverse hard right on 2 good holds to the arete. These moves are great! Climb the arete for about 10' to the first available gear.

• * This previous section is a little runout and requires a solid head. None the less, it should be reasonably safe for an experienced 5.9 leader, as the hardest moves are the traverse and they are well protected. **

Protection 

A standard Eldo rack, or 1 set cams .5-2" + a few tricams.