Screaming Yellow Yum-Yums  5.9+

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Type:  Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet Consensus:  5.9+ [details] FA:  Ware, Baltz, & Dahrling, 1976 Submitted By:  David Baltz on Nov 9, 2009 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (1) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

A Malpais mega-classic.

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Description 

Climb the finger/hand crack for 45 feet to a ledge (5.9+). Traverse right on the ledge and thrash up a wide crack (5.9) and around the corner.
Descend by tunneling down the back side of the spire.

Location 

The route is on the north face of a large detached block 5.4 miles south of the Sandstone Bluffs Overlook turnoff.

Protection 

Pro 1/2" to 8"