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The Dragon Area

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Description

This is a great area that has the most "committing" routes at LSM in my opinion because of their 40 ft vertical rock sections.

This spot is great for easy cracks and solid 5.7-5.8 climbing.

Getting There

The Dragon's Area is easily spotted on the right side of the crag. It starts where a larger chimney climb (Stem City) is and continues to the obvious 3 vertical cracks next to each other.

Routes from Left to Right

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 5
● Stem City
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 5
● Wall of Khazad-dum
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5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 2
● Easy Does It
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5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 18
● Dragon's Back
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 7
● Dragon Cracks
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 1
● Right Crack
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Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Stem City
 5
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
● Wall of Khazad-dum
 5
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
● Easy Does It
 2
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
● Dragon's Back
 18
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
● Dragon Cracks
 7
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
● Right Crack
 1
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad

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The Dragon Area. Shown: Stem City (5.7).
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The Dragon Area. Shown: Dragon's Back (5.7+, yello), Dragon Cracks (5.8, blue), Right Crack (5.7, green). There may be an alternate start to the right, according to the PATC guidebook.
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