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Towering Inferno

Name: Towering Inferno
Rating: 3.7

5.11b YDS 6c French 23 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 23 ZA E3 5c British

Routes in Eldorado Roof

L › R R › L A › Z

	Billion Million S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Brewtalized S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Chongin' in the Hood S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Civilized S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Cowering S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Disco Inferno S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Downward Spiral S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Flakenstein S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Freddie Flores S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Gape Index S 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Godzilla Does the Dizzy Tango S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Letter Bomb S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Longest Yard S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Looney Binge S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Looney Left S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Looney Tunes S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Maximus Cauldron S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	More Handsome than Honnold S 5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a
	Motivated Slacker S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Proctology Exam S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Shortest Yard S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Slacker S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Sniveling S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Super Sneaky S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	Towering Inferno S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Worm Rig, The S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b

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Type:	Sport, 480 ft (145 m), 5 pitches
GPS:	37.51898, -118.57187
FA:	Lewis, Calder, Croft -- 5/98
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Shared By:	jonathan howland on Nov 4, 2006
Admins:	Aron Quiter, Euan Cameron, Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: Bridges Out! IMPORTANT LADWP NEGOTIATIONS!! Details

Due to liability concerns, bridges are being removed in the Owens River Gorge at the request of LADWP. The Bishop Area Climbers Coalition and the Access Fund are currently in negotiations with LADWP to get this issue resolved. In the meantime, please continue to be good land stewards by respecting these bridge closures and finding alternate crossing points until this issue is resolved.

1) Never park or camp overnight at the access points.
2) Always park off the pavement, taking great care to avoid blocking the gates.
3) Clean up after your dogs. (Local climbers are finding abandoned doggie poop bags.)
4) Pack out all trash and TP, including picking up after others.
5) Use the outhouses if at all possible.

Description

For novelty, length, and position, an ORG must-do.
P1 (11a) -- the grand traverse. Start in alcove at lower right of roof. Crux bet. 3rd and 4th bolt. If you're tall you can clip the 3rd bolt from a secure stemming stance. The rest of the pitch is fairly manageable unless you indulge the rookie impulse/mistake and get too high on the traverse. 15 bolts.
P2 (11a) -- Excellent right off the belay with a definitive crux through the small roof, near the 5th bolt, then backs off. 10 bolts.
P3 (10d?) -- The rock deteriorates, but not the climbing. Weird cups & bowls; some meandering. Crux near end of pitch. 10 bolts.
P4 (11b) -- Tricky. Do full recon (with fingers, not eyes) before committing . Crux passing 2nd bolt. 10 bolts
P5 (11a) -- Turn the first corner low. Then a powerful boulder problem rendered less so on account of heel lever on shelf. 5 bolts.
Descent: rap the route with one 60 meter rope, with the final rappel over the roof to the ground.