Oscar and Charlie  5.7

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Type:  Trad, 2 pitches, 180 feet Consensus:  5.7 [details] FA:  1950s: Oscar Dorfman (Oscar's Variation) Submitted By:  bryan barnett on Nov 5, 2008 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (30) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

BETA PHOTO: Guillaume Frechette in the p1 corner of Oscar and ...

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Area closures MORE INFO >>> 2013 Peregrine Closure: Bloody Bush (5.7) to Overhanging Layback (5.7). This includes Arch, Ribs, Strictly, Shockley's and the Mac Wall. Best wishes to the nestlings. 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 

1. Oscar variation as a start to Strictly From Nowhere: Climb the large left-facing corner over a bulge to the top of the corner. Trend right towards the large left facing Strictly corner and overhang. Move right and up to bolt anchors behind pine tree.

2. Oscar to Travels With Charley: After the corner, move up the face to a good horizontal. Traverse left 15 feet to join Travels With Charley. Climb up to an overhang and move up and right at a break. A bit dirty.

Location 

Start in the large left-facing corner to the left of Strictly From Nowhere; this is 40' to the left of Shockley's Ceiling.

Approach via the trail that rises almost directly across from the top of the Stairmaster.

Protection 

Standard Gunks rack.

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Ryan in the Oscar/Charlie corner