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Planetary Alignment

Name: Planetary Alignment
Rating: 2.3

5.7 YDS 5a French 15 Ewbanks V+ UIAA 13 ZA MVS 4b British

Routes in O Crags (Three Finger Canyon)

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	1000' of Fun T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	1200' of more Fun T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Blockbuster. T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Cat Walk. T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Cat's Me-ow., The T,S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Chad, Brad, & Brock S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Comedy of Errors T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Crack, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Curiosity Killed The Cat T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Curiosity Killed the Rat T,S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Diagon Alley T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Fall Not T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Gordian Knot, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C1
	Hollow Men, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	IME T,S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Knights-Errant T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Lotto Balls S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Ms.Taken T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Necropolis T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Pegasus T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Perhaps Not T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C1
	Planetary Alignment T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Rat Catcher T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Rat in the Hat T,S 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Rat Trap T,S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Reptilian Curiosity T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R
	Sprogg's Day Out T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Team 500 T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Top Hat on the Rat. T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b C1-
	Tread Lightly. T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Tres Amigos T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Union Pacific S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Wilting Flower, The T,S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Xerophyte 5.8 T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Zenith T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Ziggurat 5.11 T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
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Type:	Trad, 500 ft (152 m), 3 pitches, Grade II
GPS:	38.85834, -110.46595
FA:	Paul Gardner, Paul Ross
Page Views:	2,510 total · 9/month
Shared By:	Paul Ross on Mar 19, 2004
Admins:	Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane, Nathan Fisher Page Updates (admin only)

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'Planetary Alignment'II 5.7......... Located at the rear of Three Finger Canyon. Easily visable from the entrance to the canyon ,10 min walk. The chimney and left slanting crack on the facing wall as one walks into the canyon.This relativly short Chimney and Crack route makes a change from the longer slab climbs. Good rock..

P1)Up a short slab then climb the Chimney , a little strenious, to natural cam belays at its top. 140'5.7.
P2)Follow the left slanting crack and groove to a cave ,cam belays. 200' 5.6.
P3). Move out left and easy climbing up a groove leftwards to the rim and a ledge with rap anchors. 160' 5.2.....

Descent. 200' ropes come up about 25' short of the ground, Climb carefully 4th class directly down the groove . First Ascent Paul Gardner, Paul Ross (Alt leads) ... Mar. 20th 2004.