Holy cow I've wanted to do this route forever! It looks so mysterious and intruiging. There's no foreplay on this route, you get down to business right at the ground. Definitely bring a stick clip, or a crash pad. I thought the first move was pretty tough...probably in the V5-6 range. It took me many tries to stick the dyno to the big pocket. After that a few tough, but not desperate moves keep you nervous until you pull over onto the slab. The topout has some loose rock, so make sure your belayer is paying attention.
The mid-way slab is the only thing keeping this route from four-star-euphoria.
Location
In the side canyon that breaks right before the Virgin painting. This is the middle of three routes on the left side of the side canyon. Across from How the West Was Won.
Penitente - Inner Canyon
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