Doric Column 

FA:  Bill Forrest, George Hurley, with Rod Chuck on the lower leads(1969) Type:  Trad, Aid Consensus:  5.8 A2+ [details] Length:  5 pitches, 340 feet, Grade IV Views: 654 page views Submitted By: Ben Kiessel on Nov 8, 2006 Add Photo  Add Comment

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Looking up at the Chimney

Description 

Pitch 1:Climb mixed free and aid up and left to a bolt(Crux). Continue to aid up and left to an anchor, on the right edge of the chimney.(5.8, A2+)
Pitch 2:Climb a old bolt ladder to an anchor in the chimney.(C1)
Pitch 3:Continue up bolts to 5.8 free on mud, below a roof. Aid the right side on a "expanding flake"(I did not notice it expand) to an anchor.(5.8, A2)
Pitch 4:Climb mixed free and aid up chimney and over bulge to good ledge out of chimney. There were sections of runouts on this pitch.(5.8, C1)
Pitch 5:Easy free climbing up crack leads to the summit.

Descent:Rap route

Note:I combined pitches 3 and 4, the rope drag was bad. I would suggest combining pitches 2 and 3.

Also this route is supposed to go free at 5.11.

Location 

The route starts on the up hill side of the Doric Column, on a mound of dirt. The first bolt is obvious up and left of the start.

Protection 

Standard desert rack, plus some angles, and a few wide cams for pitch 4.

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John leading pitch 2.	Looking down pitch 2.	Combining pitches 3 and 4.