Fall Not  5.7+ R

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Type:  Trad, 5 pitches, 970 feet, Grade II Consensus:  5.7+ [details] FA:  Paul Ross, Layne Potter, July 12, 2004 New Route:  Yes Submitted By:  USBRIT on Jul 12, 2004 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (1) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

The routes A). "Fall Not"5.7+R.970' B)."1000 of Fu...

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Located in Three Fingers Canyon. Takes a line to the left of "1000'of Fun".. (The climb was done in 104 in the shade temps ,it saved taking a jacket.) Starts 30' to the left of this route. The climbing is quite good more so on pitch 3 ,however parts of the climb is a bit flakey,still lots of fun ..
P1) Follow the gray steaked slab that runs just left of the 1000' of Fun groove ,to double anchors. 200' 5.6R.
P2)Continue towards a ledge above a fairly prominate left leaning flake. 170'5.5R..
P3).Straight up from the belay towards a massive left leaning flake . Before one enters a smooth groove directly below the flake move out left and climb the steep wall on small flake holes untill one can move back right above the flake to double anchors. 200' 5.7+R.
P4).Go easily up the ridge to big boulder in groove .natural belay 200' 5.0.
P5). Straight up ,move around ridge to left and junction with top of the cairn(register)of "1000'of Fun". 200' 5.0..
Rap anchors up to the right. Descent... 5 raps down "1000'of Fun"

Protection 

One #oo friend One # .02 ,#1.#2 ,#2.5,#3.5 ,Slings . 2 X 60m ropes

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Layne on Pitch one	Ross on crux section of pitch 3	Paul "Crusher" Ross on summit of "Fall Not" 5.7+R....
Layne"Crusher"Potter starting the long rap descent...