Fearless  5.8 C2

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Type:  Trad, Aid, 1 pitch, 100 feet Consensus:  5.8 C2 [details] FA:  Dan Russell and Brian Shelton New Route:  Yes Submitted By:  Dan Russell on Mar 23, 2002 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (4) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Brian Shelton on the ledge above the 5.8 hands sta...

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Description 

Fearless is the prominent dihedral just to the right of Suzi Has No Choice (5.8+) and 100 yards to the right of Putterman's Big Toe (5.9). The first 30 feet is a 5.8 hands corner that gains a small ledge, also the top of Suzi Has No Choice (which comes in from the left). Fearless continues on C2 aid up the dihedral, mostly in the quarter-inch to half-inch range. At about 85 feet, lean right into a short .5-1 inch splitter to reach the 4-pin anchor. Rappel 100 feet to ground. DON'T BRING A HAMMER! This route went clean on the first ascent without much trouble at all, no need to change that!

Protection 

1-2.5 inches for the 5.8 start. For the aid, bring MANY cams in the .25 to .75 range, plus a handful of stoppers. A wired hex or two also comes in handy.

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BETA PHOTO: North Face "Neighbor Of Putterman"	Dan Russell in the C2 section on the FA.	Dan Russell building the anchor on the FA.
Climbing the first pitch of Fearless.	Higher up on Fearless.