Mantlepiece  5.10b

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Type:  Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet Consensus:  5.10a/b [details] FA:  Euan Cameron, Chris Miller, 5th Oct 2007 New Route:  Yes Submitted By:  Euan Cameron on Oct 5, 2007 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (7) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Midway through the difficulties on Mantlepiece, 5....

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Open, with restrictions: Park on the street MORE INFO >>> Do not drive into the Quarry. You will be ticketed $150 for trespassing. Climbing access is open, just park on the street. This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

Description 

Start by climbing up onto a large shelf. After clipping the 1st bolt move left up onto a sloping ledge and move right in order to clip the 2nd bolt. Make the crux moves up and to the right to gain the left leaning groove, and the 3rd bolt.

Continue up the groove to clip the 4th bolt and then continue up with the last three bolts of Bottom Feeder.

Another option on this route is to cut left after the third bolt to finish up Mantle Marathon.

Location 

10 feet right of Mantle Marathon.

Protection 

7 bolts, ring anchors

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Chris cruising the crux of Mantlepiece.

Chris on the upper section of Mantlepiece.