Three Star Corner 5.10a
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| Type: | Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.10a [details] |
| FA: | Unknown |
| Submitted By: | Guy H. on Jun 14, 2008 |
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Description Bingham describes this as "one of the best crack pitches in the park". With a description like that, I had to give it a try. It is worth the effort, if you are in the area.
This climb liebacks an incredible dihedral with multiple stepped roofs. The route is very pumpy for the grade and will eat .5 and .75 camalots.
The anchor situation is a little funky on this climb. There is a 2 bolt anchor in the middle of the slab, but no clear way to reach it. You could continue to the top of the formation, but the slabs above are loose and runout. The best option is to step to the left and rap off a chicken head. Bring some extra webbing just in case.
Location This right facing corner is found on the lower tier of the Great wall and just left of a large triangular roof.
Protection Gear to #3 camalot, w/ extras in the .5 to .75 range.
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By Jason Halladay
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From: Los Alamos, NM
Aug 2, 2008
rating: 5.10a
| Great line! I do recall going right on the slabby moves to the bolted anchor out there. I don't remember it being too difficult but this was a couple years ago now. |
By Brendan N. (grayhghost)
From: Salt Lake City, Utah
Sep 9, 2009
| A fantastic line, one of the best in the City
we used nothing bigger than a #1 (red) Camalot
small cams are needed to protect the lower and upper third
double .5 and .75 camalots are nice
a bit easy for the grade
The trick to getting to the chains is to look for the foot edges that will take you out there and not to focus on handholds. This is the mental crux of the route, but well worth doing.
continue hiking up and do "Beef Jello" while you are in the area |
By Greg G
From: SLC, UT
May 13, 2011
rating: 5.10a
| awesome climb! we found this gem exploring the inner city the other day, and had no idea of the rating. I climbed to the top of the formation going over the roof directly above the corner via a chickenhead/tree maneuver. We rapped back down off another tree to see the chain anchor on the face. DOH!
We also bootied a brand new red metolius off this pitch. WOOHOO! |
By Adam Floyd
From: Almo, Idaho and Las Vegas
Jun 12, 2011
rating: 5.9+
| Great Climb. More like a 5.9 though. Missed the anchors (as did everyone else who climbed the route?) and ran it out to the top. |
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