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Type:  Trad, 5 pitches, 1540 feet, Grade III Consensus:  5.7+ [details] FA:  Paul Ross Layne Potter. April 25. 2002 Submitted By:  USBRIT on May 10, 2010 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (1) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Description 

Hike about 20 mins north from the three fingers canyon. to a slab formation left(south) of the Sinister Slab formation. The climb is recognized by dark swirls of rock at its base .. Starts below the middle swirls at the top of the limestone wave.
P1) Climb straight up for about 40' then start angling left passed a small bush heading towards the bottom of a black chimney/groove to a bolt belay. 180' 5,7R.
P2). From the bolt move up a few feet then right into a fine open clean groove which is followed to a ledge and bolt belay 100' 5.6.
P3) . Easy climbing to a bolt at 100'. The rock gets steeper enter a groove which is followed to a bolt belay.160' 5.7+R.
P4) Straight up to a groove then to a ledge and bolt belay 200' 5.2.
P5)Pleasant 800' of 4th class to the summit.

Descent :- . The raps are down low angled slabs from good but singe bolts. The nervous may want to bring a hand drill and some small angle pitons.

Location 

Hike north from Three Fingers.See topo Photo

Protection 

Friends #.05 to #2.5. Slings . Two 60m ropes.