Pigsty  5.8+

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Type:  Trad, 1 pitch, 90 feet Consensus:  5.8+ [details] FA:  Rich Gottlieb, Richard Tyrell - 1979 Submitted By:  saxfiend on Jan 7, 2007 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (8) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Pigsty at Jamestown...in the summer.

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This underrated Rich Gottlieb line is a really excellent moderate. It includes some interesting choices to make on route finding, and a big crack near the top that's harder than it looks.

Start on some slabby face climbing with sparse pro, moving up to a bulge/shallow roof. Surmount the bulge and continue up to a fairly wide crack (fist or wider); climb through the crack and on to the top.

Location 

A short distance left of Yum Yum Tree; watch for a wide blackened crack near the top of the cliff.

Protection 

A standard rack including a good range of cams up to 4" for the crack up high. Bolted anchors.

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Pigsty, 5.8, Jamestown, AL.