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A Fistful of Potash 

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Type: Trad
Consensus: 5.10a [details]
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Submitted By: Jared Brown on Mar 23, 2002


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Description 

This route is just left of a slabby top-roping area on a small buttress that almost goes into the road. Climb up the slab past bolt and pitons to a short finger crack to a ledge with anchors. The slab is probably is harder for shorter people.


Protection 

A bolt and two fixed pitons at the start, a few finger sized cams for the upper crack.



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Check out the chalk tics on this route.  Very doable 5.10

BETA PHOTO: Check out the chalk tics on this route. Very doab...

9 year old Marianna navigating the crux on Fistful of Potash just below the route's summit.

9 year old Marianna navigating the crux on Fistful...

Guillaume Dargaud on A Fist Full of Potash.

Guillaume Dargaud on A Fist Full of Potash.


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By L. Hamilton
Apr 5, 2002

Clean rock, nice moves, plenty of pro (bring small to mid cams). Belayer can run for shelter if a truck heads too close.

By Joel Hickok
Aug 16, 2002

This is a nice route, don't avoid this route if you're not a 5.10 leader. I've seen many beginner climbers lead this route fine. It feels more like 5.9.

By Braxton Norwood
From: Tucson
May 5, 2008
rating: 5.10

Did this route again yesterday and it feels like solid 5.10 now. Edges on the first half are much more smooth (and the incipient crack is wider) than they were 4yrs ago due to all the traffic this route gets. It's very well-protected so don't be scurred. Gear to .75".

Also, there are no longer any pitons. They were upgraded to standard bolts w/hangers a few years ago.