Type: Trad, 120 ft (36 m)
FA: Juth, 2001. Variation - Gillett, 2002
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Shared By: JF M on Feb 7, 2015
Admins: Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC

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Description Suggest change

Begin at two blocks and a dead tree; traverse left to a flake and follow the right-leaning crack that splits the wide, rounded formation.

Variation - ascend the plant-filled crack. This is probably not for leading.

Location Suggest change

This route is located on a rock named in Gillett's guide as "The Ellipse." To find it, approach as for Upper Infirmary Slabs, then hang a right and walk over some boulders, continuing uphill, trend left until a tunnel under a large boulder is apparent. Either crawl through the tunnel or go around to the right. Hang a left and go 40 or so feet to two large blocks and a large dead tree. The route starts here and follows the left of the two cracks (i.e., not the one with plants growing in it).

Alternately, climb Emergency Entrance, and it puts you almost at the base of this route.

Rappel from a tree with a quick-link and webbing (even better - bring along some webbing to replace the tat). A 70m rope gets you down.

Protection Suggest change

Gear from tiny to BD #1 or so. Belay from a large, live tree at about 120 feet.

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