Original Route/Tombstone Wall  5.10b

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Type:  Trad, 7 pitches, 900 feet, Grade IV FA:  Pat Ament and Fred Pfahler, 1967 Submitted By:  Ben Bruestle on Jan 1, 2005 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (1) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Huge upper dihedral leading to bridge

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Description 

East of the bridge looking west, traverse a long cactus-filled ledge to the bottom of the middle wall.(Pitch 1) 90 feet up slightly less than vertical face, via an old piton crack, to a marginal stance below a rounded roof; (Pitches 2&3)180 feet up high angle wall to a slippery ramp leading 10 feet right into base of vertical groove; (Pitch 4) 80 feet up groove to wide ledge, traverse right to huge red dihedral; (Pitches 5&6)two more leads up giant flakes and blocks on dihedral, passing an overhang on left; (Pitch 7) 100 feet of 4th-class, finish between bridge supports on cement platform.

Protection 

A good selection of wires ,TCUs, Friends, and slings. No bolts on route currently.

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BETA PHOTO: Early climber (Tom Greisan) downstream of the Tomb...