King Me 5.10
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| Type: | Trad, 3 pitches, 325 feet, Grade II |
| Consensus: | 5.10 [details] |
| FA: | Josh Gross, Madoline Wallace |
| New Route: | Yes |
| Season: | Spring , Fall |
| Submitted By: | Josh Gross on Oct 1, 2007 |
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BETA PHOTO: Mado on Pitch 2, King Me
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Description Climbs wall above the Checker Board Wall's traverse ledge.
3 pitches long. Look for steep right facing flake feature 6 feet off ledge.
P1- 5.10 past a fixed pin.(pin is out of sight 30ft up pitch and left of start of route) (more of a trail blaze) stay just left of pin , then head up and left. once you reach moderate ground head up 30ft to a good ledge and .75/#2 camalot belay.
P2- 5.9 climbs big, right-facing corner. at end of corner traverse left under cool nose feature.
P3.-5.10- move around nose left then up OW to a hand crack through a small roof and the rim.
Protection 0.3-4".
BETA PHOTO: Josh starting Pitch 2, King Me
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King Me Topo.
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King Me, as seen from the Maiden Voyage walkoff. ...
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By J. Thompson
From: denver, co
May 14, 2008
| Did this route the other day and thought I'd add a couple of things.
You can get a topo at the ranger station. Some of the things on that topo are wrong or misleading. For one there is no "ramp" identifying the start. There is also no "tunnel through".
The route is fun and good quality climbing. The fixed pin on pitch one leaves something to be desired. It's a KB with the eye sticking about an inch and a half out of the rock. It's also the only decent piece you'll get for awhile, and the rock isn't great. The climbing isn't to hard in that section however.
This climb is better than the hump up the "descent" gully. |
By stevecurtis
From: Petaluma California
May 17, 2009
| To identify the start, look for 4 black streaks on a wall left. The climb begins on loose appearing flakes 15 ft up.
There is a fair bit requiring a trundle on pitch 2. I'd recommend this route over the exit gully. One star is about right. |
By Eric and Lucie
From: Boulder, CO
Jun 4, 2012
rating: 5.10
| Found this route quite enjoyable.
First pitch has really good 5.10 with sharp holds and pretty good pro.
Watch for a loose block just right of the pin.
P2 is a long wide crack on pretty clean rock. Not bad at all.
BTW, I find it surprising that this route would not have been climbed before '07... was that pin really placed in 2007? |
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