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Rightside Variation 

5.9+

   

FA: unknown
Type: Trad
Consensus: 5.9 [details]
Length: 1 pitch, 80 feet
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Submitted By: Dave Budge on Jan 1, 2005


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Description 

Fantastic, can be done in one pitch from ground with 60m rope by linking up with the Coffin and continuing right at roof. Brilliant dihedral climbing, great exposure, often pretty thin. As a single pitch it is one of the best in Utah.

Descent: Rap down other (viewer's left from bottom) side of the Coffin to chain anchors for The Coffin route. One more single-rope rap to ground.


Protection 

Standard rack with extra small stuff: wires, offsets, TCUs.



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By tenesmus
Sep 30, 2005

Agreed. Run it together - its so much fun! How many people just do the coffin without this pitch. It really adds a lot to the climb. (Especially if you've just gotten off Crescent/Final Link)

By Anonymous Coward
Oct 4, 2005

Great in one pitch if you have PLENTY of gear and like thin awkward cracks!

By Nathan Fisher
Administrator
Mar 1, 2006
rating: 5.9+

A nice finish to the Coffin. Not as good as I thought it would be, but better than the 2nd pitch of the Coffin. Awkward does not begin to describe it.

By Mark Michaels
From: Midvale, UT
Sep 21, 2006
rating: 5.9

I love the rightside variation! I usually do it in 2 pitches, but next time I'll try it in a single pitch!

By Stan Pitcher
From: SLC, UT
Oct 4, 2007
rating: 5.9

Hadn't done this for a long time and had forgotten what a great pitch it is! With a 70m rope you can just get down with one rope off the left side.