The upper half of the route follows the skyline

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All Locations > Nevada > Southern Nevada > Red Rock > 13-Mt Wilson > Horseshoe Wall > Head of State (5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c)

The upper half of the route follows the skyline

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The Slab pitch, pretty fun, gear kind of spaced. Blowing the moves with blue metolius would be bad.

Lower route in detail. Middle part of the route is foreshortened

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Sam Boyce

Jan 29, 2019

“The upper half of the route follows the skyline”

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The upper half of the route follows the skyline

Lower route in detail. Middle part of the route is foreshortened

Upper part of the route in detail

The track we took on the approach

p18

Sam leading handcrack pitch with thrutching 11b exit. Bad rock section isn't that bad, good pro and jams.

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Overview

Headed up P14 the Kracken Chimney!! Stop short, better belay. I cleaned all the trees and bushes out on a very long lead.

Starting p5

Top of the Headwall pitch

High point of Gummy Bear Tower

P15 finishing the Kracken, felt like 10- for a bit

Sam following p13

P13 Very short traverse pitch. Super awesome!!!!!

The Slab pitch, pretty fun, gear kind of spaced. Blowing the moves with blue metolius would be bad.