Headstone Surfer  5.10a

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Type:  Trad, 1 pitch, 90 feet Consensus:  5.10a [details] FA:  Hugh Loeffler, DeeDee Whelan, 1992 Season:  any Submitted By:  Chris Chaney on Sep 29, 2006 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (34) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Headstone Surfer

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Description 

Why is it called Headstone Surfer? That is a typical question. Check out the chest high boulder at the base of the climb. This used to be perched in the middle of the climb. Hugh says there's about as much underground as what's visible above ground. He "surfed" it out on the FA.

Great route with a stemming crux. It's not over after that though. The dihedral goes on and on and on it seems like. Stellar rock ion a beautiful setting.

Location 

Funk Rock City, near the right end of the wall. You can't miss an acute dihedral with a sport route on each wall and a nice looking crack in the middle.

Protection 

Bring a standard rack, make sure you've got some finger sized stuff for the crux and some longer draws or slings to make sure the rope runs good. I think a 60m rope is necessary to get down. Better take one just to be sure.

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Headstone Surfer	Headstone Surfer	Headstone Surfer. Red Hot Chilli Pepper is the r...
The Start of Headstone Surfer	The Start of Headstone Surfer.	Andy Hansen cruises the starting flake on Headston...
Andy in March 2011. www.mattkuehlphoto.com