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Chimney Sweep 

5.9+

   

FA: Stuart Ruckman, Bret Ruckman, Gordon Douglass 1986
Type: Trad
Consensus: 5.9+ [details]
Length: 1 pitch, 60 feet
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Submitted By: Nathan Fisher on Jul 29, 2005


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Jason on his last climb of the day.


Description 

This is the left of the two cracks, left of the Narcolepsy/Dreamscape face. An easy beginning leads to an awkward steeper section that gets more difficult as soon as Mr. Sandman branches right. A couple of cruxes, IMO, the first clearing the 1st overhanging section and the second on the exit sequence, will test your confidence. A nice climb worth doing with some fun jamming and a bit of chimneying.


Protection 

There are 2 bolts that can be used for an anchor up top (Mr. Sandman's), but will cause some drag. Otherwise, the gear required is pretty standard, heavy on the larger cams/hexes. I also slung a couple of chockstones.



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By Shaun Greene
From: www.UtahShaun.com
Jul 7, 2008

I think that this climb deserves at least 2 stars. I really enjoyed it. The begining is quite easy but the climb gets more difficult at the roof. The roof is quite challenging until the proper holds are found, then a fun chimney sequence follows, lastly you will pull another roof by a rather awkward move to get around the corner to the anchors. This really should get climbed more often than it does. Great climb to introduce climbers to some unique techniques.