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(09) Ralph's Dilemma 

5.10a

   

FA: Ralph Menikoff
Type: Trad
Consensus: 5.10a [details]
Length: 60 feet
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Submitted By: George Perkins on Jun 22, 2007


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Description 

Quality stemming on good rock.

Stem the open book under the big roof, finding ledges on pockets on the side walls. The seam in the corner provides adequate protection, especially if you have tiny nuts (for one section in particular). Higher the crack widens rewarding the climber with sweet sweet hand jams. At the roof, make a huge stem to the right (you can clip the anchors for Pathogenic Cysts if you want to, but "real trad climbers" will keep it in the style of the FA and not use these for pro- you can get your own gear placements under the roof instead). Turn the corner and a move later you'll reach the anchors shared with Flesh-Eating Gnats.


Location 

The obvious open book under the big roof (to the right of Leisure Suit and Polyester Terror; to the left of Flesh Eating Gnats)


Protection 

Nuts and cams to 2" piece. Those wanting to really sew it up will want micronuts and tiny cams. Use the fixed 2-bolt anchor for Flesh-Eating Gnats, or (if you have a good reason not to do the fun roof) the 2 bolt anchors below the roof.



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Roger Rumsey (blue, left) on Ralph's Dilemma (Mark Schraad on the belay) and Jason Halladay (green, right) on Ralph's Revenge with Bill Geist on the belay.

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