Smokin' Stems  5.11+

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Type:  Trad, 1 pitch, 75 feet Consensus:  5.11 [details] FA:  S. Price/ Jason Lombard Submitted By:  s.price on Dec 2, 2010 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (8) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

BETA PHOTO: Smoking Stems. Challenging trad route.

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Description 

The crux depends on which local you ask. I think the last 15 feet are the crux while others feel the roof start is it. Climb it and decide for yourself.

It is a beautiful, right-facing corner with great rock and moves. As the name suggests, it has lots of stemming. The FA was done to the top before the chains.

Location 

Smokin' Stems is 150 feet past Chocolate Corner, just left of ascent/descent gully and very obvious from trail. The area at bottom of the climb is known as base camp. It is a great place to get out of the rain.

Protection 

There is a fixed piton in roof at start, then use small to medium cams & stoppers to chain anchors. The piton was placed during an aid ascent circa 1999.