Pair a Grins  5.10c

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Type:  Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 150 feet Consensus:  5.10c [details] FA:  Eric Fazio-Rhicard and Mike Jimmerson, 1985 Submitted By:  Jason Halladay on Feb 24, 2009 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (18) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Seconding the pitch and just past the crux of gett...

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Closed from March 1 to June 30 MORE INFO >>> Effective this date and until further notice, Special Closure Order 05-189, dated March 18, 2002, is hereby amended as follows: All persons are permitted access into the “Squaretop Area, which includes all existing rock climbing sites and/or domes (i.e. Squaretop and Lower Squaretop), Dragoon Mountains in Township 17 South, Range 23 East, the East ½ of the Northeast ¼ of Section 27 and the Northeast ¼ of the Southeast ¼ of Section 27. All persons are permitted access into or through Rockfellow Dome Park, Dragoon Mountains (Township 17, Range 23 East, West ½ Section 26) except as follows: Unless exempt with a permit specifically authorizing the prohibited activity, no persons may be upon any part of Rockfellow Dome Complex and/or Cochise Dome (aka What’s My Line Dome) by rock climbing or any other means of access, annually from March 1st through June 30th; and/or Unless exempt with a permit specifically authorizing the prohibited activity, no overnight camping is permitted within Rockfellow Dome Park (Township 17, Range 23 East, West ½ Section 26) annually from March 1st through June 30th. Douglas Ranger District Tel: 520.364.6816. 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 

Pair a Grins is an alternate way to finish Forest Lawn after climbing the first pitch of Forest Lawn. From the bolted belay anchor atop P1 of Forest Lawn, start up the flakes/crack to the right of the belay for about eight feet. A good .75 camalot and #3 camalot protect this section. Keep an eye out for the bolts out right on the arete of the crack--that's Pair a Grins. When you're about even with the first bolt, figure out the committing and tough moves to move out right onto the arete and clip the first bolt. These first few moves are the crux of the route. Once on the arete, follow plates and edges up the steep and exposed arete clipping four more bolts as the angle eases up. It does get a bit run-out up near the top but the difficulty eases up. A two bolt rap anchor sits above the roof/crack but not nearly at the top of the formation. It seems one could continue to the top via easy terrain if desired. We opted to not go to the top and rapped all the way to the base of Forest Lawn with two 60m ropes from this two-bolt anchor. Easy rap, clean pull.

Location 

On the arete/face just right of the standard second pitch of Forest Lawn.

Protection 

5 or 6 bolts to a two bolt anchor.

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