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Pygmy Alien

Name: Pygmy Alien
Rating: 2.9

5.8- YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 14 ZA VS 4c British

Routes in Circus Wall

L › R R › L A › Z

	Barbarian T,S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R
	Cloudwalker T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Freak Show S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Grey Nomads S 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Illegal Alien S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Jimmy the Geek S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Just Desserts T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Pygmy Alien T,S 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Roar of the Greasepaint S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Trapeze T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
	Unknown 5.11 T,S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Ventura Highway T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b

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Type:	Trad, Sport, 230 ft (70 m), 2 pitches
FA:	Olevsky
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Shared By:	Guy H. on Oct 19, 2004 · Updates
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Access Issue: PRECIPITATION AND WET ROCK Details

The sandstone here is easily damaged when wet. Please allow at least 24-48 hours before climbing after any precipitation. If the ground is at all damp, please do not climb on any local sandstone. Consider nearby options on basalt, limestone, granite, or plastic instead.

Description

This route is very continuous at the grade. The first pitch is straight forward. If you continue past the first pitch expect an adventure.

P1: Follow a line of 12ish glue ins into a belay in a big hueco in the wall. The start climbs from a sandy fiction slab to steep edge climbing.

P2: Traverse left out of the hueco past 4 suspect pitons. Traverse left to the second crack (do not climb the first crack it seams up and leads nowhere). Follow this to a little alcove below a chimney. Gear belay.

P3: Follow the chimney up. Good protection and great climbing up to a short section of patina. Belay on party ledge. Sling tree for belay. Continue to the top of Island in the Sky via some 4th class scrambling.

Decent: From the top you should encounter the the up climb for the Island in the Sky Traverse. Just go North and you should run into it. Approach shoes are recommended.