Ninety-six Degrees in the Shade  5.12c

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Type:  Sport, 1 pitch, 65 feet Consensus:  5.12c [details] FA:  Andrew Stevens, Dan McDevitt, early 1990s Season:  Summer Submitted By:  Osprey on Jan 6, 2012 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (2) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Fifi Buttress To Close! MORE INFO >>> The following areas are closed to all visitor use to protect peregrine falcon aeries from March 1 until August 1 of each year or until the young falcons of the current year have fledged: Fifi Buttress Immediately west of Leaning Tower. Closure includes all routes on Fifi Buttress. 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 

This climb ascends a dull arete on the far left side of Chapel Wall. Climb up good edges passing well placed bolts. The difficulty increases at the halfway point, but is relatively soft for the .12c grade.

Location 

Park at the Chapel and walk toward the cliff. Follow the trail to Bridalveil Falls for 50 yards or so. Take an obvious footpath to the left when the cliff almost reaches the trail. When you reach the cliff, follow the trail left passing Heathenistic Pursuit and the large fallen chuck of granite that has formed its own pinnacle. The path diminishes here but continue left (east) past a rock fall section and up a sandy slope. Ninety-six begins up an arete just before a left (east) facing corner with a bolted crack.

Protection 

Seven quickdraws