Little Green Men 5.8+
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| Type: | Trad, 1 pitch, 60 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.8+ [details] |
| FA: | John Liles, Denmark Blount - 2010 |
| New Route: | Yes |
| Submitted By: | saxfiend on Mar 21, 2010 |
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Leading on the FA. Photo by Denmark.
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Description A surprisingly nice line, with good protection and a committing move or two down low. The rock quality here is much better than some nearby routes. With more traffic and judicious use of a brush on some key holds, this new route will be even more fun.
Little Green Men starts below a series of discontinuous left-facing flakes, about 5' right of a small tree on the cliffline trail. Fairly easy climbing past the first flake leads to a nice ledge; from the ledge, make some balancy moves (crux) on thin and/or lichen covered holds to gain the next flake. Continue up a crack and trend left to a small ledge below a left-facing corner. Move up the corner and onto the face, finishing at a small crack to topout at a pine tree.
NOTE: Until bolted anchors are installed, be careful with how you route your rope for rapping or toproping, as the crack in the lip at the top is a real potential rope-eater.
Location Located in the Serenity Walls section, about 20' right of Harvest Time. New webbing and rap rings on a pine tree at the top.
Protection Small to medium gear (up to #2 Camalot or equivalent). No bolts, build a gear anchor.
Denmark raps Little Green Men following the first ...
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Looking down the route from the top after the FA.
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