Happy Hour. 5.8  5.8

217 page views Good page?

Type:  Trad, 2 pitches, 185 feet Consensus:  5.8 [details] FA:  Paul Ross, Marea Goodman-Ross. 1st Nov.2010 New Route:  Yes Submitted By:  USBRIT on Nov 2, 2010 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (1) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

The first bolt

Add Photo  Add Comment    Printer View

Description 

The Climb is on the formation right of the entrance to Three Fingers Canyon.Starts at the top of the third wave right of the Climb "Almost There". Don't grumble about the rock its good practise.

P1). A ramp leads out left ,follow this and up to the first bolt at about 20' .From here follow 2 more bolts that protect the tricky bits to double anchors.140' 5.8.
P2)Move left from the belay and climb the short crack to the top of the ridge.Bolt and cam belay.45'5.7.From here one can 4th class for several hundred feet up the ridge and slabs to the summit of the formation.The last few feet to the actual top is gained by a 5.7 crack.
One can rap this route or find other rap stations from the climbs to the left .

Location 

From Three Fingers Canyon entrance about 10 to 15 mins walk . See Topo Photo.

Protection 

Cams Two or three from .5" to 3.5" slings Two 60m ropes for rap.

Photos of Happy Hour. 5.8 Slideshow

Add Photo

To second bolt	Marea on the crux section	Fine views from the belay
On the top pitch,note the truck up to the right.	Its waiting time !!	Its Happy Hour time
Magic mushrooms on the approach road.	The Climbs.A) Hard Labor. B) Off the Couch.5.9R.C)...