Cowboy Bob Goes to Zion  5.10+ C2+

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Type:  Trad, Aid, 10 pitches, Grade IV Consensus:  5.10+ C2+ [details] FA:  Jones and O'Neall (11/86) Season:  Spring and Fall Submitted By:  eDixon on Apr 20, 2007 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (2) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Seasonal Raptor Closures MORE INFO >>> The following cliffs will be closed to climbing beginning March 1, 2012: Angels Landing, Cable Mountain, The Great White Throne (beyond single- and double-pitched climbs), Isaac (in Court of the Patriarchs), The Sentinel, Mountain of the Sun, North Twin Brother, Tunnel Wall, The East Temple, Mount Spry, The Streaked Wall, Mount Kinesava, and the Middle Fork of Taylor Creek. All other cliffs will remain open to climbing. See www.nps.gov/zion/parknews/2012-climbing-closures-announced.h>>> for more info This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

Description 

This route has a high level of adventure. There are no fixed anchors, making retreat problematic and thus this is a committing outing. You will encounter everything from spicy slab climbing, to bombay chimneys, to a fair amount of offwidth.

P1 (5.10+, 150') Follow the mainly hand crack to a belay ledge.

P2 (5.9, 100') Continue up crack to another belay ledge. Move 25' to the right and belay.

P3 (5.8) Cross the gully and face climb up to crack and belay ledge on left.

P4 (5.9+, 165') Climb the right-facing corner to the top of the White Finger Pinnacle.

P5 (5.10+) Move right and climb up through the bombay chimney to belay ledge.

P6 (5.9) Climb hands up to another belay at a ledge.

P7 (5.9+) Climb the face crack to a belay ledge on the right.

P8 (5.8) Continue up cracks and belay at a ledge on the left.

P9 (5.10+ C2+, or 5.11 R) Start by climbing the crack then move right with a few moves of C2+ then continue up the runout slab to a belay on the right.

P10 (3rd class) To the summit.

Protection 

• One set nuts

• One each blue - yellow Aliens

• Two each #.5 & #.75 Camalots

• Three each #1 - #5 Camalots

• One each #3 & #4 Big Bro

Location 

Located in the center of the East Temple formation. Approach by hiking from a pullout on the north side of the road and just before a bridge .5 miles up Mt. Carmel Highway.

Descent 

Make two rappels to the east and then four more rappels down the gully to the ground.