Shade Runner  5.8

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Type:  Trad, 5 pitches, 870 feet, Grade II Consensus:  5.8 [details] FA:  Paul Ross Patrick Moe. Oct 25th/2008 New Route:  Yes Submitted By:  USBRIT on Oct 30, 2008 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (2) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

A)Arrowhead 5.8.B)Shade Runner 5.8. C)Upper part o...

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A moderate climb on good rock, only the first pitch has one or two thin moves protected by bolts. An excellent introduction to the longer climbs on the Reef. Starts in the corner about 30' left of the Arrowhead route.
P1). Up the corner passed 3 bolts to double anchors.170'5.8R
P2).Straight up... nice climbing 150'5.4R
P3)Continue up the corner to double anchors,avoid some loose blocks to the right. 200'5.5R.
P4)Continue up the corner to double anchors.200'5.5R.
P5).A short piece of slab to a ledge (The Rap anchors of Arrowhead can be seen a few feet down to the right)continue straight up to the summit and Register in Cairn. 150'5.6R.
Descent. Scramble to the left from summit and traverse to the Rap Anchors of Arrowhead.Rap down Arrowhead or Shade Runner.The anchors on Shade Runner will need Rap slings.

Location 

Located just left of the route Arrowhead .,. See Photo. Hike from the pull off at Little Wolf Canyon ...2.1 miles from I.70 on the Reef dirt road

Protection 

Cams .3 to #2 camalots. Two 60m ropes ,slings.

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Paul on first pitch.Stella Adams on Arrowhead up t...	Higher on Pitch 2 . Photo Pat Moe	Pitch 3 .Photo Pat Moe
Pat on Pitch 3	Pat on last scramble to the summit.	Johnny and Stella Adams (UK) having miners sandwic...