Golden Brown  5.10 C1

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Type:  Trad, Aid, 2 pitches, 170 feet, Grade II Consensus:  5.10 C1 [details] FA:  Andy Ross Paul Ross ( Alt Leads) New Route:  Yes Submitted By:  USBRIT on Dec 2, 2009 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (1) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

BETA PHOTO: B) Golden Brown

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Description 

P1) Climb a few feet up a thin crack behind a large block to a ledge,then up a corner .passing a bolt to a thin hand crack. Pass another bolt,then move left to a ledge . Finish up a chimney to double anchors. 5.10 C1 100'(this pitch was followed free at 5.11+. P2) Move left up thin cracks to a roof. pull the roof and jam a beautiful hand crack in a head wall to double anchors.5.10 C1 70'. This pitch was followed at 5.11c with four points of aid.Rap the route

Location 

Walk to the left (west) end of the Butte and look for an obvious brown splitter crack about 150' up. This is the second pitch. The first pitch starts directly up a left -facing thin corner/crack.See photo

Protection 

Friends:-two sets #0 through #3.5 with extra #2 #2.5, #3, #5

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Starting P2.	Andy on first pitch	Paul on P2 approaching the incredible hand crack
P2 Paul near the top.