The Last Stand 5.12a
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| Type: | Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.12a [details] |
| FA: | Steve Sutton, Karen Roseme, November 1992 |
| Submitted By: | Randy on Jan 1, 2002 |
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Making the crux transition from the seam to the ve...
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Description This fine face route lies on the outside face of the Arrowhead flake. Begin on the right side of the face where a thin seam/crack heads up the face to about 1/2 height. Climb the face and seam/crack past 5 bolts (10c/d), move left and up on ultra thin face past the 6th bolt (12a) which leads to easier (10+/11-) but sustained climbing to a 2 bolt anchor (also used by Firewater Chimney). 90 foot lower/off and/or rappel.
Protection 10 bolts, 2 bolt anchor/90+ foot rap -- 60 meter rope reaches just fine. (Optional blue TCU between 4th & 5th bolts.)
BETA PHOTO: The massive Arrowhead Flake, The Last Stand heads ...
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| Comments on The Last Stand |
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By Murf
Apr 23, 2006
rating: 5.11d
| Very well protected with a short and technical crux. Interesting climbing for the full length of the route. |
By Richard Shore
Nov 5, 2012
| Great stuff! Opted to TR this one after rapping Firewater Chimney. Nice, steep edging on incut patina in a techy-corner yields to seemingly blank friction slab finish. Just when the angle starts to ease back, the holds completely disappear! |
By Rob M
Mar 11, 2013
| Some help folks: "90 plus rap" on the I can do it with a 60m rope and a bit of stretch, or 90 plus as in I'll be a few feet off the ground? |
By C Miller
Administrator
Mar 11, 2013
| 30 meter = 98.42519685 feet so you'll be fine. The notation on the rappel length is a carryover from the days when 50 meter ropes were more common (25 meters = 82.020997375 feet). |
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