Type: | Trad, 110 ft (33 m) |
FA: | unknown FRA: Ryan & Garrreth 2015 |
Page Views: | 550 total · 6/month |
Shared By: | Nate Ball on Sep 19, 2016 |
Admins: | Nate Ball |
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Access Issue: Seasonal Peregrine Falcon Closure
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Since 2016, peregrine falcons have made the Grand Auditorium their breeding ground. A voluntary closure is in place from Feb. 1st - June 30, 2023. This is not a legal closure, but a suggested one for respect of the birds. Since the viewshed of this area is wide open, they are easily disturbed by people approaching, especially from above. Do not take the Grand Auditorium trail descent, and please keep a conservative distance from below.
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Description
The climbing on this route is closer to three-star quality but for that thrutch up the dirt mound at the top...
Climb up the right or left side of a minor outcrop on the left side of the south-east facing slab. From a minor stance at a horizontal, make a precarious move to the next ledge then step left. Climb the left side of this big flake feature through a brief serious of laybacks and finger jams. From another ledge, protect carefully then make a few more long reaches. From here it's mostly easy climbing, trying to avoid slipping on dirt and grass, plugging the occasional cam in a horizontal.
At the top of the weakness, step left onto what little bare rock is exposed beneath the grass-covered dirt-pile that guards the anchors. Try to get your feet up on exposed rock nearby and desperately grovel your way to the anchor.
Be mindful on rappel, as a 60m rope just barely makes it to the ground.
Climb up the right or left side of a minor outcrop on the left side of the south-east facing slab. From a minor stance at a horizontal, make a precarious move to the next ledge then step left. Climb the left side of this big flake feature through a brief serious of laybacks and finger jams. From another ledge, protect carefully then make a few more long reaches. From here it's mostly easy climbing, trying to avoid slipping on dirt and grass, plugging the occasional cam in a horizontal.
At the top of the weakness, step left onto what little bare rock is exposed beneath the grass-covered dirt-pile that guards the anchors. Try to get your feet up on exposed rock nearby and desperately grovel your way to the anchor.
Be mindful on rappel, as a 60m rope just barely makes it to the ground.
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