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Left Ski Track

Name: Left Ski Track
Rating: 3.1

5.11a YDS 6c French 22 Ewbanks VII+ UIAA 22 ZA E3 5c British

Routes in Intersection Rock

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	Bat Crack T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Beginner's Three T 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
	Billabong T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13
	Bongledesh T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R
	Dead Again T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R
	Death by Misadventure T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b X
	Drawstring T 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Elijah's Coming T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R
	Fast Track T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Filet of Sole T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Flake, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Golden Bush Corner T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R
	Half Track T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	Holy Smokes T 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b X
	Huevos S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Jungle T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Kool Aid T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b A4
	Left Ski Track T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Let It All Hang Out T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Lower Right Ski Track T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Mike's Books T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	North Overhang T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Outer Limit T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b A3
	Overhang Bypass T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Overpass T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Pinnacle Stand T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Secovar T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Shana Grant S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Sheepherder TR 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Shovling-Cole T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Southeast Corner T 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
	Southwest Passage T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Sympathy to the Devil T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Trapeze T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Traverse of No Return T 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R
	Underpass T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Upper Right Ski Track T 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
	Water Chute T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	West Chimney T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	When Sheep Ran Scared T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b R
	Zigzag T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b

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Type:	Trad, 160 ft (48 m)
FA:	Al Ruiz and Rich Wolfe, 1966 FFA:Tom Higgins, April 1968
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Shared By:	C Miller on Dec 31, 2004
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Description

While it's certainly possible to break into two pitches, it's recommended to be done as one long pitch. The crux is found early on near a bolt, but stays interesting for a bit longer. Near the halfway mark there are several options to finish - 1) stay in the crack to the top or 2) cut out right and climb steep plates, finishing right of the crack.

A really fun route that is so close to the road there's really no excuse for not doing it at least once. Should the climbing seem difficult, imagine climbing it like Tom Higgins did on the first free ascent - without all the modern gear available today.

Location

The east face of Intersection Rock is sliced by several left- slanting crack systems dubbed The Ski Tracks, all of which offer good to excellent crack climbing. This route, as the name implies, takes the leftmost crack that reaches from the ground all the way to the top in one elegant sweep.

Protection

Bolt (3/8") and a selection of gear to 3 inches

Descent

To descend make two single rope rappels down Mike's Books on the south face of the formation or make one single rope rappel from the top of North Overhang on the north side of the formation.