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Tourette's 

WI4- M6

   

FA: Pete Tapley '93 or'94
Type: Trad, Mixed, Ice
Consensus: WI4- M6 [details]
Length: 1 pitch
Season: Mid Winter
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Submitted By: Dan Battin on Jan 22, 2005


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lean conditions, eh?


Description 

This is a short route located about fifty yards left of Slabutt. It has a quick overhang off the ground then there is three bolts worth of slab. Pull the lip to very moderate ice. The crux is the slap.


Protection 

Three bolts to one or two short screws.


Toprope Protection 

Bolt anchors under the large roof.



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By Dan Battin
Jan 23, 2005

I am not sure about the M rating. I [guessed] M6 because of the delicate crux. Oh yeah, I [meant] the crux was the "slab" not the "slap"

By Roy Leggett
Jan 24, 2005

...A helpful hold broke from just below the overhang last year, upping the ante a bit. Slab climbing w/ crampons and tools is really fun. Take your meds....

By Matt Juth
From: Evergreen
Feb 8, 2005

This line is getting a bit overclimbed. A lot of the hooks are now pick width gouges giving it a manufactured feel. The 3" ledge below the ice is also shedding a few chunks. Gotta love the soft stone!

By Brad Grohusky
Feb 8, 2005

...[This route was done in] a high water season in which the route to the right of Tourette's came in (Imapness). It since then has been marginal drips and not really worthy of any attempts. Even Tourette's seems thinner than back in those years.