BETA PHOTO: Unknown (5.6), Penitente Canyon, San Luis Valley, ...
Description
Between the Brown Sugar Wall and Jewel of the Mild are (at least) two bolted routes that are not included in D'Antonio's 1999 guidebook.
This is the left bolted line, which ascends a slopey ramp that rises up to the right. Sort of grassy, not particularly interesting, but this route does provide an easy sport lead (which are in short supply here) as well as access to setting a toprope for an unreported, Unknown 5.10a route to the right.
If anyone has a route name or FA for this 5.6, pipe up and I'll amend this page accordingly.
Location
On the face right of the Brown Sugar Wall, left of the face with Jewel of the Mild. The start of this easy ramp is approximately the same as that of unnamed Route #94 in D'Antonio (1999), and it follows an obvious right-trending set of seams. About 30 feet to the right of this route is the bottom of the ~5.10 route, just left of a bright green lichen patch with a crack.
Protection
6 bolts to a 2-bolt anchor. This top anchor is shared with the ~5.10 route that drops straight down the face below the anchor.
Pretty much a bomb of a route. A few moves to the first bolt then walk up the grassy crack. Also of course be aware that it would be virtually impossible to rap clean this route due to the extreme diagonal. Shares an anchor with the unknown route to the right. (which is actually quite a good route and probably around 5.10).
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