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Prelude to King Kong 

5.9

   

FA: Rob Candelaria, c. 1974
Type: Trad
Consensus: 5.9 [details]
Length: 1 pitch
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Submitted By: Ben Mottinger on Jan 1, 2001


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Dan Mottinger at the crux--Sept 15.


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#1--P1: Start at the top of the large ramp on the L end of the Dome. Follow a L-facing dihedral to a thin crack (crux) and belay on a ramp at the bottom L of the "A" shaped roof. P2: Continue with Gorilla's Delight-5.9+ (yellow) straight up from the belay, or hook L around the roof to a nice 5.7 hand and fist crack. Descent: walkoff to the L side of the Dome.


Protection 

Standard Rack, #3-4 Friend for P2 (7 variation).



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Routes on The Dome:<br /><br />1. Prelude to King Kong<br /> Left finish: Left Edge<br /> Right finish: Gorilla's Delight<br />2. The Owl<br />3. Cozyhang<br />4. East of the Sun to East Slab<br />5. East Slab East

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The "Yote" slides easily past the crux.

The "Yote" slides easily past the crux.


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By Kirill Kireyev
From: Boulder, CO
Nov 3, 2005

Near the top, don't use the sloping block on the left - stick to the dihedral on the right - keeps the level more consistent.

By max seigal
From: boulder
Jan 11, 2008

As of 1-4-08 there is a fixed 0.5 Camalot on the second pitch...an ice storm was moving in and my partner was unable to get it out in time, so we bailed.

By Phil Lauffen
From: Boulder
Oct 13, 2008

I really like this climb. Maybe not as classic as The Owl, but an exciting finger crack problem, with bomber gear placements the entire way. Since I'm not that good, I took the 5.7 crack to the left of Gorilla's Delight and found a sweet sequence of jams. The Dome surely possesses quite a few gems. GET DOME!