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Via Ferrata 

5.11c

   

FA: Pitch 2 Mark Sprague 11/99, pitch 3 (the thing) Ted Hammond, Paul Cousar, Scott Stevenson, 1988
Type: Sport
Consensus: 5.11c [details]
Length: 3 pitches, 200 feet
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Submitted By: lee hansche on Jul 9, 2007


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Description 

A great and exposed route that climbs all the way up Main Cliff....

Pitch one: 5.10a. Climb Underdog to its anchors, then traverse left past another set of anchors and a bolt to the anchors of Thin Man (5.13a)....
Belay from chains.... 12 bolts....

Pitch 2: 5.11c. Climb up and right to a crack that heads right past more bolts...The feet on this part are weird but the hands are good crimps turning to jugs.... Throw a heel and pull over in to an awkward stance.... Pull up through one more tough roof and on to a good ledge with an anchor...5 bolts....

Pitch 3: From the left end of the ledge, climb up through the roof and on to more moderate climbing to the top.... 7 bolts to and anchor near the top of the cliff then lower back to the ledge....

Be careful of loose rock cause you will likely be climbing above folks on the ground....
A 60m will get you to the ground from the top of pitch 2....


Location 

Start up Underdog.... The rest is in the description.... Have fun....


Protection 

All bolts and bolted anchors.... 12 draws and some slings and lockers for anchors should do you fine....



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By M Sprague
Aug 29, 2007

A hold broke, making one of the early clips on the second pitch much harder (you have to go past it), though the overall grade remains the same. The last pitch is recommended for the wild, exposed moves, even though the easier very top is a bit dirty.