Dufty's Popoff 5.7+ PG13
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| Type: | Trad, 1 pitch, 130 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.7+ [details] |
| FA: | Art Gran, Bob Dufty, 1959 |
| Submitted By: | Andy Weinmann on Aug 29, 2011 |
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Description From the Skyline Traverse Ledge area, move up and right onto the east face and locate some old pins. Climb past an old pin and gain the small, blocky ledges. Move up and right to the prominent left-facing inside corner. Climb the corner to a point where you can step left onto the face, just below the overhang. Move up, place pro, pull the overhang on the right side, and move up to a small ledge (get pro here). Climb the face to the top (5.4 climbing on the face...pro is possible but you have to hunt for it!).
You'll top out on Lower Broadway Ledge. Bee Sting Corner rap rings will be about 25 feet to your right. From here with a 60m rope you can rap down to the Kauffman-Cardon ledge and another set of rap rings. From the K-C rings, rap down to a third set of rings about 20' down and to climbers left or to a set of rings close to the tree below Dufty's Popoff. Either of these last two sets will get you to the base.
Caution! From the shuts on Kauffman-Cardon ledge rapping with 60m rope will NOT reach the ground...you'll be about 8-10' short.
Two 60m ropes tied together will hit the base from Bee Sting Corner.
Alternatively, you can scramble up and over the rocks that will be directly in front of you (west) when topping out Dufty's Popoff or Bee Sting Corner (to the left when you top out on Skyline Traverse). On the other side of these you can walk around to Luncheon Ledge and then either walk all the way down the Stairmaster or to the top of Ecstasy Junior and rap down from there.
Location Start on top of the block to the right of the Skyline Traverse ledge (top of P1 of Skyline Traverse). There's a large block here you can sling as an anchor or if it's not a busy day, just use the shuts at the top of Skyline's P1.
Protection Standard Seneca rack. Nice spot for a #3 Cam once you've pulled the roof. A few other pockets up there will take a pink or red tri-cam or equivalent sized cams.
Dufty's.
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K.H. peering up after exiting the roof.
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Pulling the roof.
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| Comments on Dufty's Popoff |
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By Andy Weinmann
From: Alexandria, VA
Aug 29, 2011
| The most recent guidebook puts it at 5.7; it's every bit as difficult as West Pole and the pro above the roof is anything but stellar (which is why I put 5.7+). Awesome route and is fantastic when linked with Ye Gods and Little Fishes. |
By BSU_Zac
From: Tropic, UT
Sep 5, 2011
rating: 5.7+ PG13
| "Is this for real?" Was the first thought in my head while leading up to the roof. It is outstandingly amazing and not enough people choose to get on it. We didn't bother using the block as an anchor and just used the anchors for skyline and worked fine. Bring plenty of slings to extend under the roof. I managed to get marginal gear before the runout section at the top which is still really fun climbing that is more sequential than a lot of other easy sections in seneca. You can also get a yellow tcu at the top to protect the top out. |
By K Baumgartner
Oct 1, 2012
rating: 5.7+ PG13
| Sustained 5.7 Seneca climbing past the roof. From the Traverse shuts, move right into the left facing corner and stay in it all the way to the roof. Make sure to extend below the roof or you'll face severe drag. Roof is a bit sequency but once you find it, let it all ride out. |
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