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Left Dihedral aka Dihedral 1 aka First Dihedral 

5.8

   

FA: Harvey T Carter
Type: Trad
Consensus: 5.8+ [details]
Length: 2 pitches
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Submitted By: Ben Mottinger on Mar 29, 2001


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Rick Sanders in Dihedral #1


Description 

This is the right-facing dihedral at the Side Areas at area 1. A clean finger and hand crack crack offers good jams up the ramp to the chains. This route and the other dihedral are good warmups for getting used to the sandstone in the area.


Protection 

Standard rack with an extra #1 and 1.5 Friend. Also a #4 Friend. 50m rope to lower off fixed anchor.



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Dihedral #1 (5.8 - 1st pitch).

Dihedral #1 (5.8 - 1st pitch).

The Captain leading D1 on the Slabs.

The Captain leading D1 on the Slabs.

The British Invasion on her hardest tick to date.

The British Invasion on her hardest tick to date.


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By Frank Stock
Jun 5, 2001

Quality route-what you see is what you get from the ground. Low angle makes it easier than it appears though. The right angling 5.9 diagonal crack just to the left that finishes directly abouve the left dihedral is very worth doing although the start has a bit of dubious rock.

By Leo Paik
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From: Westminster, Colorado
Mar 9, 2002

This is also known as Dihedral #1 from the old Desert Rock guide. It has 2 pitches. Done by Harvey T Carter. 2nd pitch is 10+ A3. Thin, Challenging, inviting.

By Doug Redosh
Apr 18, 2003

Known as First Dihedral in Desert Rock III. Can rap from chains 50' feet up. Harder than it looks, with the first of 2 cruxes @ 30'. Protects well and solid rock.

By Tony Bubb
From: Boulder, CO
May 9, 2005
rating: 5.9

[Fun] intro to [the] area and rock there. The route [is] good on the bottom pitch, and looks good on the top 5.10 section, although I did not do that, and apparently nobody else does either. The book claims A3 to get to that, but in reality it looks like 2 bomber cams to a perfect cam-hook crack for maybe 5 meters. A3? No. I wish I'd taken a few cam- hooks or Crack'n-ups on the trip to enable me to go up for the top of this one.

By Ben Boykin
Mar 27, 2007
rating: 5.9

First pitch only. Dang this was hard for me. Didn't keep my feet high enough so I was struggling all the way. Hate liebacks, so I guess I was asking for trouble: Climbed it as a thin hands/fingers crack. Don't do that! Lieback the thing, jam when it opens up for you, & rest.

Beautiful route.