BETA PHOTO: PWB Arete and its 3 clips. Right now it raps from...
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This route climbs up the well-defined arete on the opposite side of the canyon from Swiss Cheese. If you look closely, you will find the scatched-in initials "PWB" near the first bolt. You will also see a shallow hole from what looks to have been a long-ago aborted bolting attempt.
Anyway, climb up to the first bolt. A .75-1" cam might offer some protection getting to the bolt, but really the climbing isn't that bad. Then climb delicate, slabby, rock past four bolts to the tree. Top out on the ledge and clip the anchors.
PWB offers very cool, thought-provoking climbing up a beautiful feature on perfect rock. If it was longer it would certainly warrant more stars.
Agreed Jay, a true classic, if it was only longer. Solid 5.8 climbing up to a tenuous 5.9 move, that would feel like 5.10 if it wasn't so efficiently bolted.
The bolts went up just last week, so you probably didn't see it the last time you were there (unless it's been since last week), but it's right across the hollow from Swiss Cheese...
This is a great route, I climbed it quite a few years ago with dlanglois on top rope (along with another route on that face that was pretty fun and just as dirty at the time). I am excited to give it a go on lead. Have to check it out the weekend after next.
Fun route on lead. Good bolt placement. The route on the right side of this wall we use to call "Barn Yard". The lower sections of Barnyard are climbable on TR, but on the top you would have to climb through the top of the yellow birch that has fallen over.
Today I added top anchors to this route. It extends the climbing. Rather than reaching for the slings on the tree (slings are now gone) you top out on the ledge and clip the anchors. I also added a bolt at the top of the arete to protect the top-out moves.
Pay attention to the big boulder out right as you top out. I'm not sure if it is loose, but I wouldn't want to find out.
Thanks for all the work at the hollow Jay! All the new routes are awesome. As a side note, did you hear about the Vertical Stronghold "reunion" that is going to be held at wheelers the weekend of aug 2,3, and 4 or so?
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