Keep on Struttin' 5.9+
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| Type: | Trad, 3 pitches, 250 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.9+ [details] |
| FA: | P1: Dick Williams & Dave Loeks, 1973 P2: Dave Loeks & Walter Bauman, 1973 |
| Submitted By: | Mike fenice on May 24, 2006 |
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Tricia below the crux.
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Description This is Gunks must-do, especially for climbers breaking into the grade (but see comments below - Admin.).
P1: The number of variations you can climb to the GT are endless, but this one is well worth doing. Start 30' left of Moonlight. Climb straight up and past a small right-facing flake to some face holds. Move a bit right on the face to hit the belay tree (gear is thin here so watch your step). 5.8, 160'.
P2: Walk right 10' and climb the orange face to a pocket, then straight up past a small overhang to a stance. Diagonal up and left (5.7, PG-R) to a bolt with a good stance, traverse left into the notch at a fixed pin in the roof. Pull the roof on strenuous holds and belay below the right-facing corner. 5.9, 50'.
Use long runners if you combine the next pitch:
P3: Move up the obvious corner to the overhang and step right, 5.9, 40'.
Pitches 2 & 3 can be combined if you are careful about rope drag in the beginning.
Protection A light single rack will do
A wider view.
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Mix on Keep on Struttin 11/09
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Gripped
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steep
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eek steeper
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it's starting to slab out now
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really fun route but kind of soft for 5.9
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Starting the second pitch.... awesome!
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Lucander off the GT Ledge on p. 2 of Keep on Strut...
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Lucander engaging the bolted crux section on p. 2 ...
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Adam pulls past the crux on pitch 2(5.9) of Keep o...
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Adam starting up the fun stemming corner on pitch ...
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Adam pulling the crux on pitch 3(5.9) of Keep on S...
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| Comments on Keep on Struttin' |
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By blah blah
May 25, 2006
| Breaking into the grade? What grade are you talking about? This climb is (a) somewhat spicy and (b) pumpy as hell...
If you want to break into the 9+ grade, go throw yourself at Bonnie's Roof Direct or Beatle Brow Bulge or Obstacle Delusion... better protected climbs in my opinion... it's been awhile since I have climbed this, but I found it quite hard... |
By Mike fenice
From: Boulder, CO
May 25, 2006
| Obstacle Delusion is 10b and Bonnie's Roof Direct is a one-move wonder. Not to mention Bonnie's is completely different climbing then Keep on Struttin'. Both climbs protect very well and are safe. |
By L. Hamilton
Nov 27, 2006
| It's a fine route, although not one I'd recommend for "breaking into the grade." It starts interesting right off the ledge, and there are only a few placements before the bolt at 30'. The move above the bolt is tricky for 5.9, and there's no fixed pro (as of 11/2006) on the strenuous traverse -- you have to hang on to place a cam.
The third pitch is not sustained, but its last moves give one more crux. |
By lucander
From: Stone Ridge, NY
Mar 7, 2012
rating: 5.9+ PG13
| THE 5.9 if you ask me. First pitch is fun and long, second pitch throws more at you in 50 feet than most any other climb, and the last move is a stinger! |
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