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Polaris 

5.10+

   

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Type: Trad
Consensus: 5.10+ [details]
Length: 1 pitch, 120 feet
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Submitted By: Tom Tresslar on Oct 24, 2007


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Squeeze chimney


Description 

Climb a short squeeze chimney that has a continuous crack deep within to a large sandy ledge. Next, dive into a perfect wide hands crack in a clean corner. Now its time to get busy. Grunt, cuss, and struggle your way through a slightly overhanging offwidth and deposit yourself into a tight squeeze chimney. This chimney provides an excellent no-hands rest and protects with a perfect hand crack that is just within reach. The aforementioned hand crack leads directly to two solid drilled angles that had brand new slings in March 2006.


Location 

From the approach trail, branch left towards scarface. Polaris is the prominent offwidth just right of Desert Shield.


Protection 

Camelots: 2-#1's, 2-#2's, 4-#3's, 4-#4's (old or new, they both fit in various places)and a couple random pieces for the start.


A 60m rope will barely get you to the ground with some very tame down-climbing. A stopper knot in the "belay" side would be prudent.



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