Pirate's Cove 5.9+
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| Type: | Trad, 4 pitches, 550 feet, Grade II |
| Consensus: | 5.9+ [details] |
| FA: | Wayne Roy and Shannon Stegg 2007 |
| Submitted By: | Br'er Rabbit on Sep 6, 2008 |
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Description P1: First pitch of Groover. 5.7, 120' P2: Climb left and up a shallow water groove/track on thin features, over bolts, to a bolted belay. 5.9, 180' P2: Climb straight up water groove past three bolts and no additional pro. 5.7, 120' P3: Move left off the belay, passing a couple bolts into Arrested Development's groove, up this, past gear, to anchors out right. 5.9, 120' P4: Slab right into the continuation of the same water groove from P2. Climb directly to the top passing four bolts and as many small gear placements to a bolted belay 5.8-, 200'
Location Far left on the main face. Start as for Groover or Arrested Development.
Protection Stopers, smaller tricams, Single set of cams through 2.5"
BETA PHOTO: P2; P3 goes up, left, then right@SEMICOL...
| Stinson following P2
| Stinson following the P3 water groove...crux pitch...
| The look down half way up P4 to the belay at the t...
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| Comments on Pirate's Cove |
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By wroy Sep 17, 2009
| Pitch one has been reestablished. Climb the first pitch of groover. From tree follow the gear left to the groove and the first bolt, continue to A 2 bolt anchor. |
By Adam Beck From: Nashville, TN Jan 21, 2010
| I did this route in June 2009. The middle bolt (there are only 3) on P2 had been chopped. This is at least the third time it's been chopped/replaced. The missing bolt creates a 60 foot runout on 5.7 slab. Look up from the tree ledge and see if the bolt is there before you commit to the route. |
By Jeff Mekolites From: HOTlanta, GA Jun 13, 2011 rating: 5.9+ PG13
| Great Route. A little more sustained climbing at or near the grade compared to say Groover. Appears all bolts are intact. To approach - climb Groover's first pitch. P1 climb flake/face on the left from the tree, past and overlap, then step into the watergroove. Continue a full rope length past a few bolts to a bolted belay, 5.9, 200 ft. P2 climb a long watergroove past 3 bolts to a bolted belay, 5.7, 125 ft. P3 step down and left from the belay, looking for a small foot on the bulge left of you. Balance over past two bolts to a groove, continue to a tree ledge and rap station, 5.9+, 125 ft. P4 climb the watergroove on the right of the belay, past bolts and gear to a rap station, 5.8, 200 ft. |
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