Ionic Bonding 5.11a
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| Type: | Sport, 2 pitches, 120 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.11a [details] |
| FA: | Brian and Jonathon Smoot 1990 |
| Submitted By: | Peter Gram on Aug 7, 2004 |
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Description This is a fun route that can be done as 1 or 2 pitches. I'll describe as 2 pitches, but if you run it together just make sure to use some longer runners. When approaching the lower wall, this is the 3rd bolted route encountered from the left.
P1) Steep pitch through 5 bolts which traverse up and right quite a bit. Most of the bolts have been hammered for some reason. After the fifth bolt, the climbing eases considerably up to a 2-bolt anchor. Good warmup for the upper pitch! 5.9+
P2) From the anchors, this is the route that trends right. Climb through 4 bolts which pull through 2 good sized roofs. 5.11a
Descent) 2 one-rope raps with a 50m. I think a 60m rope might barely reach the ground from the top, but be careful.
Protection 9 bolts.
| Comments on Ionic Bonding |
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By bridger1
Mar 22, 2009
| A 60m will reach the ground on this one, with a few feet to spare. |
By Tyler King
From: Salt Lake, UT
Jun 24, 2009
| Pitch 1 by itself is one of the steepest (and funnest IMO) 9's in the canyon. But definately a 9+. Might feel like a 10- if your not in your game. |
By Riddler
From: Centerville, UT
Oct 21, 2009
| Fun, juggy first pitch. Second pitch is good but has a short crux. Don’t cheat yourself by clipping the chains from below the second roof, pull it first! |
By KipHenrie
From: centerville, utah
Jul 24, 2012
| I made the mistake of doing this in one pitch. Even with longer draws the rope drag was crazy! Loved the roofs up high. |
By Garrett C
From: SL,UT
3 days ago
| Fun climb, but that first pitch seemed a little harder than a 5.9 to me, and I consider myself a fairly decent 5.9 leader. Definitely worth doing. |
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