Duct Taped Plum  5.9

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Type:  Trad, 2 pitches, 200 feet Consensus:  5.9 [details] FA:  Trish Corto, Robert Newsom, Dan Shively, Eric Sarvey 5/2005 Submitted By:  Josh Cameron on Jul 19, 2011 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (1) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Alanna stemming the corner near the end of the 1st...

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Description 

Head up a dihedral with a good number of well weathered vertical and horizontal flakes (5.6). Belay on a ledge at a bolted anchor shared with "Africa Flake" or pass the belay and continue up the corner with great hand jams and stemming. When you reach a slanted blocky ledge, (belay here with gear if you skipped the bolted belay) climb the crack system to your left (5.9). Belay at a bolted anchor. There is supposed to be a third 5.7 pitch but I have yet to do it.

Two rappels with a single rope from the second anchor.

Location 

Start in a left facing dihedral just after the trail starts to head uphill. You should be able to see the "Africa Flake" (10a) from the ground. Duct Taped Plum heads up the corner to it's right.

Protection 

Standard Rack. Bolted anchors.

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Looking down the first pitch.	Josh leading up the 5.9 crack towards the end of p...	Alanna finishing up the 2nd pitch. Her arm's sunk ...