Squash Blossom
5.12a YDS 7a+ French 25 Ewbanks VIII+ UIAA 25 ZA E5 6a British PG13
Avg: 3.6 from 9 votes
Type: | Trad, 300 ft (91 m), 2 pitches |
FA: | John Duran & David Benyak, August 1988 |
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Shared By: | Shirtless Mike on Jun 16, 2008 |
Admins: | Jason Halladay, Mike Hoskins, Anna Brown |
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Description
Note that I only TR'd this climb, if someone who has led it wants to update the description contact an admin.
Pitch 1, 5.12a PG13 140 feet
Head up 5.10 face climbing to a bolt and a fixed pin. Here things get hard, stem and layback your way up the thin seam (guide mentions pre-placing rp's to protect this section) to reach the stellar finger crack above. Jam up the finger crack to a small stembox and roof. Pull roof, second crux and more small pro. Head up on easier ground with great jams to a short left facing dihedral and the anchors shared with rawhide.
Possible to traverse right at the roof to join Rawhide for an easier variation.
Pitch 2, 5.9 150 feet, Shared with Rawhide
Head slightly left off the belay and climb a nice finger and hand crack up through a slightly tricky section, to easy low angle climbing to the anchor, there is an occasional 5.7 move or so.
For a nice finish head up the Great Escape to top out.
Pitch 1, 5.12a PG13 140 feet
Head up 5.10 face climbing to a bolt and a fixed pin. Here things get hard, stem and layback your way up the thin seam (guide mentions pre-placing rp's to protect this section) to reach the stellar finger crack above. Jam up the finger crack to a small stembox and roof. Pull roof, second crux and more small pro. Head up on easier ground with great jams to a short left facing dihedral and the anchors shared with rawhide.
Possible to traverse right at the roof to join Rawhide for an easier variation.
Pitch 2, 5.9 150 feet, Shared with Rawhide
Head slightly left off the belay and climb a nice finger and hand crack up through a slightly tricky section, to easy low angle climbing to the anchor, there is an occasional 5.7 move or so.
For a nice finish head up the Great Escape to top out.
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