Stairway to Heaven  5.11c

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Type:  Sport, 2 pitches, 250 feet, Grade II Consensus:  5.11c [details] FA:  M. Rangel, J. Apprill, L. Stern New Route:  Yes Submitted By:  manuel rangel on Feb 19, 2006 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (2) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Lisa leading pitch 2 while Jon belays on a cool wi...

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The East face of Stairway to Heaven Dome is found at the east side of the Main Area. The crux comes at end of pitch one, pinching small nipples on a steep face with very thin feet. The second pitch difficulties come after traversing left to the finishing dike: reachy and good holds.

Protection 

Bolts, supplemented by small pro for pitch one, and bolts for pitch two. Rap the route with a single 70m rope. The anchors at the very top need to be lowered a couple feet to make the pull easier.

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Looking down off second pitch