We excavated this route on 3/22/08. We climbed it on 4/11 and there is now a lot of loose dirt that needs to wash out of the cracks or it may need additional cleaning.
The route actually continues to the top of the cliff. Although benign looking SVR lists this section as 5.9. I found it to be harder than any of the 10a's on the ltw. The crux was moving out of a short chimney into a tight hand crack with bad feet.
Its still possible to rappel with a 60m rope from the top of Istanbul. This is a bolt and sling anchor that did not have rap rings on the slings.
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