Railing  5.12b

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Type:  Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet Consensus:  5.12a/b [details] FA:  Jim Hall, Colin Lantz, 1992 Submitted By:  Chris Dawson on Aug 1, 2002 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (11) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Private Property issues MORE INFO >>> The West Bank / Wild West / Secret Crag has been problematic for years due to access concerns. There have been negative encounters with gun-toting landowners who have alleged that the entire mountain is on private property. Typical approaches involve brief crossing of railroad property which appears to be prohibited. Exact demarcation of property boundaries are not always clear. When in doubt, be discrete or polite. Do not park your vehicle near the railroad tracks near Plainview. It is a well-known irritant to Plainview residents. 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 

Railing is located in the main cave. It is the farthest right bolt line out of the cave starting just right of Terminal. The start is identified by the ".12b" drawn in chalk on the wall. There is an alternate start to the right that avoids the crux and is .11+. The crux comes in the first 15 feet followed by fun moves on steep rock to the lip of the cave and the anchors. Feeling trepiditious?.... Bring a stick clip. Actually, there is a nice solid stick in the cave for just that purpose. It has good rock, great moves, good pro, but the pitch is just so short. Two stars.

Addendum: it is route #7 in the photo.

Protection 

5 bolts + 2 bolt anchor.

Location 

Railing is located in the main cave. It is the farthest right bolt line out of the cave starting just right of Terminal.