Elephant Butte (Elephant Head Route)
5.9 YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA HVS 5a British
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Type: | Trad, 200 ft (61 m), 3 pitches |
FA: | Brian Povolny, Todd Gordon, Dec., 1983 |
Page Views: | 1,771 total · 9/month |
Shared By: | Todd Gordon on May 18, 2007 |
Admins: | Greg Opland, Brian Boyd, JJ Schlick, Kemper Brightman, Luke Bertelsen |
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Access Issue: Closed.
Details
It is presently illigal to climb on the Navajo Indian Reservation. These climbs are listed here for historical purposes only.
Description
Climb (5.9) up to a hand section, cut right (hands again), and go around a corner (5.10a) to an O Wth (5.9) and the belay below and to the right of the elephant's trunk. Climb up a 5.5 low angle chimney to the elephants trunk, and cut left to the left side of the trunk (5.7) and up to a belay. Pitch 3; 5.5 easy rotten rock to the summit.
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