Patina Atoll  5.11a

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Type:  Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 160 feet Consensus:  5.11a [details] FA:  Doug Colwell, 2003 Submitted By:  David Tvedt on Apr 3, 2006 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (5) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Description 

This incredible and bizarre route starts with a ramp to an angled dihedral and then heads up to a lip edge where the fun begins. Puzzle through a continuous series of fascinating crux moves along the lip of a left-leaning rib, figuring out when it's best to move on top of the lip and when it's best to hang below it. This rib lip area has scattered patina plates with a lot of blank sections. Standing above the lip tends to be blank for hands. Near it's end, exit right and head up to an easy crack section and finish with a thin slab/face move.

Location 

Far left side of the Southwest Side, just before you reach the mouth of the gully going N/NE (Hostess Gully). The start is right of a large dihedral and just left of a narrow corner with a small roof above it.

Protection 

Small rack of gear to 1.5" and long runners. Can sling horns down low. Bolts at the very start, along the crux section and for the top face move (probably no more than 8 total). Bolt anchors at the top.