Where Eagles Dare
5.11c YDS 6c+ French 24 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 24 ZA E4 6a British PG13
Avg: 3.3 from 4 votes
Type: | Trad, 160 ft (48 m) |
FA: | Paul Davidson et al, FFA John Kear and Benny Abruzzo 2010 |
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Shared By: | John Kear on Jun 23, 2010 |
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Description
A great variation on the Flower Tower Headwall. 1st variation - starts from the same ledge as The Great Escape but immediately traverses right out past a little Bonsai tree or 2nd variation - rappel 160ft to a ledge with a new bolt. Start climbing just left of the belay up a steep slab on good rock. Gain a thin seam in a wide book turning a couple small bulges. Climb up to a 4-5ft roof and turn the roof left on the prow. Clip a bolt and gain the Bonsai tree mentioned earlier. From there head up to a little roof, traverse a little right then turn the roof and step back left into a tiny seam (bolt). Follow the seam for a few body lengths until the seam becomes a good flake/crack system. Follow this crack to the top.
The pitch has a nice combination of good rock, thin face big roofs and splitter crack to make it well worth doing. The pitch is just left of an old route in Mike Hill's guide called Cattle Rustlers. I'm fairly certain that this line is not the same route.
The pitch has a nice combination of good rock, thin face big roofs and splitter crack to make it well worth doing. The pitch is just left of an old route in Mike Hill's guide called Cattle Rustlers. I'm fairly certain that this line is not the same route.
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