Shelbyville, Mr. Putterman Goes to Washington. Cli...
Description
Pitch one ; climb a ramp/corner (5.9/A1). Climb a short wall past 2 bolts, then move right and scramble up a block-filled chimney on the right. Pitch 3; move up and left past a bolt, and easier ground. Pitch 4' Walk to top.
Location
Route starts at the bottom of the SW corner of the formation.
Protection
2 sets of cams with extra #4,#5, 1 set of wires.
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By toddgordon From: Joshua Tree, California May 26, 2007
This route is an odd one. First of all;...the Putterman routes.....Putterman this, Putterman that;..it's a bit maddening.....The bolt placements were a bit odd too;.....seemed to be placed in odd places. ...anchors too. We added a pin up on one section near or at the top as well, if I remember correctly. The climbing is broken up with steep sections, followed by flat ledges covered in rubble. It's a wierd sort of adventure; not all together irritating, but a bit odd. We had fun. I did this with my wife (Andrea) in April of 02. It's beautiful up Kain Springs Canyon. There is a detailed description of this climb (and other Putterman climbs, if you are into "collecting" them..) in Cam Burns Selected Climbs in the Desert SW Book...a very cool collection of mostly classic desert climbs.....(I said mostly, didn't I?)
I climbed this route today and I would not really recommend it. The first pitch was maybe one and a half stars and after that it goes in the tank. We freed this tower and are not sure where the aid would go. The only thing to recommend this tower is that you get a nice view of Kane Springs canyon that you can get from just about everywhere else in Kane Springs canyon.
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