Fenton-Oslund Route  5.8+

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Type:  Trad, 1 pitch, 120 feet Consensus:  5.8+ [details] FA:  Renn Fenton and Peter Oslund circa 1965 Season:  Spring, Summer, Fall Submitted By:  Brent Larsen on Oct 3, 2011 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (1) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Exclamation Point! Great repel.

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A great trad climb with just enough of a spook factor to give it a hint of headiness and an impending sense of danger. Much more than Goldline.

Starts in the boulder field. Work your way up a crack system and move to the right into a larger crack system. The crux is escaping the pod you encounter about halfway up. The protection is good here, use some larger nuts and/or some smaller cams.

Once you have escaped the pod you'll find yourself at a face with some crumbly, yellow rock. Move left and around the corner to gain access to a ramp enclosed in a chimney feature.

Place a larger cam in the crack in the ramp of the chimney if you feel the need and work your way to the anchors. Summit register is a short hike to a larger summit above the rap anchor.

Enjoy the airy repel! This is a very doable climb for competant leaders who are good at judging safe gear placements and have a good lead head capable of convincing the body to just keep moving up.

Location 

Down the hill from Goldline and Sore Thumb.

Protection 

Standard Rack. Bring bigger nuts and a few tricams. Use long slings to give yourself plenty of extension to avoid rope drag.

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Exclamation Point, 5.8+ route	Great crack systems and a hair raising finish.	A great 5.8 with just enough of a fright factor an...
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