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Routes in Stratosphere
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Bad Makeup (5.11c/5.9) S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Breaking Through the Layers S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Edge of the World S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Indian Summer T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 |
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Licorice Line T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Pillar of Destiny S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Rainy Day Surprise T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Shooting Star T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Supernova T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Updraft from Hell T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Zen-ith T,TR 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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| Type: | Trad, TR, 65 ft (20 m) |
| FA: | Micah Klesick, Bryan Smith, Ethan Vella |
| Page Views: | 910 total · 8/month |
| Shared By: | Micah Klesick on Sep 23, 2014 |
| Admins: | Nate Ball, Jon Nelson, Micah Klesick, Zachary Winters |
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Access Issue: Private Property
Details
Sport School Wall and Stratosphere are on private property. Climb at your own risk; access has not been formally granted. Contact Portland Area Climbers Coalition with any questions or concerns you might have.
Description
Zen-ith is a great route with just enough spice to make it amazing. Head up the arete to the first bolt of "Breaking Through the Layers", and continue up and right into a nice fingers/thin hands crack. Continue up to where the crack gets wide and then ends. Place a final piece of gear in the crack, and make a move to a jug up on the right, where you can then clip a bolt on the upper face. The business starts here. Make a sustained series of slow and calculated moves (hence the "Zen(-ith)" on crimps and sidepulls, with heady foot smears, up and left towards the arete. The exposure is fun, and makes for a heady crux. Once established on the arete, clip the last bolt and head up to the anchors. Shares the anchor with Supernova, 5.9 trad, in the dihedral on the right.
The enjoyable Zen-ith crux can be climbed all sport by going up the first 4 bolts of Breaking Through the Layers, and then cutting up and over to the first bolt of Zen-ith. It doesn't really add any rope drag (though long slings won't hurt), and the fall is still safe.
The enjoyable Zen-ith crux can be climbed all sport by going up the first 4 bolts of Breaking Through the Layers, and then cutting up and over to the first bolt of Zen-ith. It doesn't really add any rope drag (though long slings won't hurt), and the fall is still safe.
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