Dark Shadows  5.10+

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Type:  Trad, 1 pitch, 160 feet Consensus:  5.10+ [details] FA:  ??, Kerry bolted the 10+ start Submitted By:  eMurdock on Nov 10, 2009 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (4) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Climbing this after a snowstorm in February of '08...

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Description 

Scramble up to a large ledge with bushes and a tree on the west side of the formation. Climb 20 feet to short, right-facing, wide-crack dihedral and roof with a bolt. An old #4 Camalot is useful for protecting moves to bolt. Pull stiff 10+ moves past bolt and into the wide crack (you can also chimney straight into the crack although it didn't look as fun - 5.9+). Once you are into the meat and potatoes, plug a couple pieces of gear, but bolts protect the majority of the widest crack. No need for really wide gear. Really fun if you like it rough.

Location 

Obvious wide crack on west face of Tombstone.

Protection 

Singles rack up to #4 camalot. Bolts protect the crux and the final 100 feet of offwidth.

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