The Enigma  5.9

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Type:  Trad, 4 pitches, 300 feet Consensus:  5.9 [details] FA:  Barry Miller and Ray Barlow also TM Herbert et al Season:  all Submitted By:  S. Stember on Jun 5, 2009 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (10) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Fifi Buttress To Close! MORE INFO >>> The following areas are closed to all visitor use to protect peregrine falcon aeries from March 1 until August 1 of each year or until the young falcons of the current year have fledged: Fifi Buttress Immediately west of Leaning Tower. Closure includes all routes on Fifi Buttress. This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

Description 

on the far right side of the cookie after the 5.13 crack route there is a chimney (5.8). Start up this and continue up through a squeeze chimney (5.9) and belay at the bolts. 2nd pitch goes up a 5.4 no pro ramp to a unlikely corner. This climbing is full value stemming, jamming, and chimney moves. Two more pitches bring you to the top.

Location 

far right of cookie.

Protection 

.3-3 doubles. slings, nuts, and a 3.5 or 4