Yesterday's News Variation 

FA:  Jason Keith, Greg "the child" Bimesteffer, May 1993 Type:  Trad Consensus:  5.10 [details] Length:  2 pitches, 250 feet, Grade III Views: 158 page views Submitted By: Ben Kiessel on Oct 7, 2007 Add Photo  Add Comment

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Looking down at pitch 2 from the summit.

Description 

Pitch 1:
Starting on the south ridge, Scramble up easy rock aiming for a cleaner crack, climb the cleaner crack until you can step right onto a belay ledge with a bolted anchor 5.9, 120'.

Pitch 2:
Face climb straight left 20'+ to a crack (mind the rope drag). Climb up cracks to a small roof, climb up and left over the roof. Climb the offwidth to easier OW to a large ledge(possible belay or continue to the summit). From the ledge follow the crack angling up and left to the summit. Climb over the summit to the anchor. 5.10, 130'+.

Descent:
Rappel to the notch between the towers, and to the ground.

Location 

The route starts on the south ridge of Don Juan Spire.

Protection 

Standard rack with a few larger pieces.

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On top of Don Juan Spire	Matt on top of Don Juan	Matt on pitch 1. The belay ledge is up and to his...