Pot Leaf Cave - Left Arete
5.10c YDS 6b French 20 Ewbanks VII UIAA 20 ZA E2 5b British
Avg: 2.1 from 26 votes
Type: | Sport, 30 ft (9 m) |
FA: | unknown |
Page Views: | 3,026 total · 11/month |
Shared By: | Brian Quiter on Jul 19, 2002 · Updates |
Admins: | Aron Quiter, Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes |
Description
WARNING: 3rd bolt and anchors are damaged. From the ground the first 2 bolts look fine and the 3rd one looks like it's just a little bent, but I think someone took a hammer to it so I wouldn't trust it. Will update when condition of bolts change. For now, caution should be taken if attempting to climb this route.
About 20 feet right of the Beech Crack on the Middle Tier, find the route by/in the cave with a pot leaf etched into it.
There are two ways to do the climb. One goes up the arete on the left of the cave. The other goes straight up the face, climbing left of the arete - this way is just a bit harder.
The route is fun and overhanging with a very strength-intensive crux. The sand stone in the cave is so bad that it makes smearing on it nearly impossible, but the holds on the arete are mostly high quality rock.
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