Metal Meltdown  5.11b

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Type:  Trad, Sport, 2 pitches, 200 feet Consensus:  5.11b [details] FA:  Ed Williams,Shannon Millsapps, Tim Snyder Season:  late summer, fall, spring Submitted By:  gneiss pirate on Oct 11, 2008 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (3) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Temporarily closed. 2013 Closures MORE INFO >>> Big Lost Cove Cliffs are closed to climbing due to the local falcon population 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 

There is a story behind the name. Ask ole Ed. He will give it up.

Located at the end of "The Holy Slabbeth" ledge at a pine tree and up and right of "Brain Damage".
Move up and left from the tree placing small gear in a right facing slot. Make delicate and hard moves(crux) past 2 bolts to a great horizontal. Climb face protecting a hollow flake to a roof. Gear here. Pull the roof and climb past 3 bolts(5.11a) following the path of least resistance to a stance with small gear. Move right then up to a 2 bolt anchor.

2nd pitch. Ed Williams, Shannon Millsap

Move up and trending left to eventually join the 2nd pitch of Hocus Focus. Finish at the Hocus Focus anchor.

Natural gear.

Protection 

P1 5 bolts, double c3s or tcus to orange. Camalots to green. Possible small tri-cams.

P2 Same as above with camalots to yellow.