the French Route  5.10+

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Type:  Trad, 3000 feet Consensus:  5.10c [details] FA:  assorted french guides, 1979 Submitted By:  red armada on Jan 9, 2011 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (2) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Description 

The line of the cliff. A long route climbing a tricky buttress, then alpine-style ridge, then a complex headwall. It is just possible in a day for a fast team prepared to simul climb easy sections. There are a only a handful of hard pitches.

There is a detailed description here: www.foordkelcey.net/uae/misht_fp_topo.pdf

Protection 

Standard trad rack