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FA:  D. Hare & M. O'Donnel, 1986 Type:  Sport, Alpine Consensus:  5.11b [details] Length:  1 pitch, 60 feet Season:  Gets sun from mid-morning Views: 67 page views Submitted By: Tony Bubb on Nov 4, 2007 Add Photo  Add Comment

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Description 

Endurance crimping on consistently good but inobvious holds. Climb up to the first bolt, and hang a long runner on this before the exciting traverse right to the next bolt (5.9+?, R), place another long sling, then head up to the next several bolts, tending slightly left to a 2-bolt anchor. The crux is not that hard, but it is high and requires some enurance to get without a hang.

Location 

Scrmable up to a spot on a small ledge below the first bolt or approach this climb from uphill, scrambling up a short bit of rack, then down and over 20 meters on a sloping ledge to reach the spot below the first bolt (no gear here for a belay).

Protection 

6 clips, some are far between, so heads-up!

The anchor was 2 vertically-aligned bolts with single smash-links and shitty webbing connecting them. The old tat was replaced with a fat, tied sling, and a biner was added and now the anchor is a little more friendly. Still, it would be best if someone took up a few rapid links and chain (about 8" total) and hung the top bolt down to parallel with the second bolt, and added a link to the lower bolt to make it stand of the cliff instead of locking off the rope as it is pulled.