A really enjoyable slab climb located on The Shield, which is essentially the large slab on the upper left portion of the Lower Wall. Bolted slab climbing leads to a runout up a dike. Natural gear protects moves over a roof. Descend from anchors or continue to the anchor on top of the wall via 5.7-5.8 slab climbing.
Location
The best approach is probably via Princely Ambitions (.9) and Dr. Sniff and the Tuna Boaters (.10+). From the anchor at the top of the latter climb, scramble up and right across a grassy ledge to an anchor below the slab. Beware of loose debris on the ledge: anything that falls could easily land on someone below! I believe one 70m rope will get you down the wall, but two 60m or 70m ropes are a sure bet.
Husker Du, "Newest Industry," from Zen Arcade (1984)
Been through mass destruction once, but once was not enough. Said we want a second chance and all they say is "Tough." A world where science went too far, there's no way to survive. Why can't we get this thing straightened out, I want to stay alive.
They burned and bombed the East and North, and there's no place left to go. The Sun Belt's overcrowded, so let's annex Mexico. The Peso's only worth a dime, but they've got all that land. No need for civil war, we know they'll understand, right?
Is that how you like it?
Factories left unattended, crumbling to the ground. We tried to keep them running, but there's no more oil around. We used it all to fight a war that neither side could win. Vietnam is little league compared to where we've been.
Now we live in caves and huts and we don't have pay TV. And everyone is signing up for the newest industry. Standard Oil goes solar power, all try to make a buck. So I'll sit and smoke cigarettes and babble "What the F__k?"
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