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5.10 YDS 6b French 20 Ewbanks VII- UIAA 19 ZA E2 5b British
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Type: | Trad |
FA: | George Goedecke, Edmund Ward & Paul Seibert, Summer 1973: 5.8 A2 |
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Shared By: | Marta Reece on Oct 30, 2013 · Updates |
Admins: | Jason Halladay, Mike Hoskins, Anna Brown |
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Description
The description below, found in NMSU archives, was created by the legendary Southwest Mountaineers. It is at a minimum twenty years old, but likely dates as far back as 1970s. The original rating was "Hard 5 and A2." Modern rating was provided by Karl Kiser for a free ascent he has done with Jim Graham.
"From the saddle between the South and Middle Rabbit Ears head 50 yards downhill to the west. A non-descript crack starts here. Up above, the crack becomes more distinct and runs straight up through a few overhangs.
"Pitch 1: Climb up this rack to where it overhangs. A couple of pins of aid gets you to a sloping ledge. Belay from this ledge.
"Pitch 2: Continue to follow the same crack system to a rather large overhanging section. The overhang is surmounted with some strenuous aid. The first few pins are in rotten rock which tends to make one nervous. Continue mixed aid and free until under a large overhanging block. Again surmount this overhang with some strenuous aid. Belay from a nice little ledge about 15 to 20 feet above the block. (Hint: It may be necessary to belay at the block because of all the rope friction.)
"Pitch 3: Finish the climb up the same crack system. This pitch is all free up and nice medium class 5 crack."
"From the saddle between the South and Middle Rabbit Ears head 50 yards downhill to the west. A non-descript crack starts here. Up above, the crack becomes more distinct and runs straight up through a few overhangs.
"Pitch 1: Climb up this rack to where it overhangs. A couple of pins of aid gets you to a sloping ledge. Belay from this ledge.
"Pitch 2: Continue to follow the same crack system to a rather large overhanging section. The overhang is surmounted with some strenuous aid. The first few pins are in rotten rock which tends to make one nervous. Continue mixed aid and free until under a large overhanging block. Again surmount this overhang with some strenuous aid. Belay from a nice little ledge about 15 to 20 feet above the block. (Hint: It may be necessary to belay at the block because of all the rope friction.)
"Pitch 3: Finish the climb up the same crack system. This pitch is all free up and nice medium class 5 crack."
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