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5.10b YDS 6a+ French 19 Ewbanks VII- UIAA 19 ZA E2 5b British
Avg: 2.9 from 192
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Routes in Horseshoe Canyon
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Animal Style S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a |
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Bizatch S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b |
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Climbers Beware S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b X |
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Comfortably Dumb S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Creepshow S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Diagon Alley S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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Human Oddity S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Phantom of the Opera S,TR 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Uncomfortably Dumb S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Vacavillain S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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| Type: | Sport, 80 ft (24 m) |
| FA: | Aaron Rough |
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| Shared By: | Aron Quiter on Oct 15, 2002 |
| Admins: | Aron Quiter, Lurk Er, Ky Bishop, Colby Wangler, Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes |
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Access Issue: The State Rec Area closes at dusk - most parking areas are self-paid
Details
Most of Auburn SRA is open from 7 am to sunset. Leave early enough to be off the trails before dusk. Most parking requires self registration fees in cash envelopes (or annual state park passes), and is enthusiastically enforced. Check the Auburn State Recreation Area website at parks.ca.gov/?page_id=502 for current information. Note that the park's policy is that technical roped climbing is only permitted in the Cave Valley/Quarry area - outside the fenced private quarry at the back. Unroped climbing - aka bouldering or DWS - is allowed everywhere with a safe landing.
Description
Climb up the diheadral and then out onto a face. This is third bolted route from the left in Horseshoe canyon, and is one of the easier routes to track down. If you walk up the hillside to on of the 12's and look back, the top face sticks out quite well.
A good route with lots of interesting secitons for all abilities, and you may find a couple of the top bolts a little unnecessary. The top 20 or so feet is a cakwalk after exiting the diheadral.
I (5'9") thought this was a HARD 5.10a, because I can't reach the outside of the dihedral, unlike Jared (6'3"). The route became quite a balancing act for me, and seemed quite a different route to watch Jared climb.
A good route with lots of interesting secitons for all abilities, and you may find a couple of the top bolts a little unnecessary. The top 20 or so feet is a cakwalk after exiting the diheadral.
I (5'9") thought this was a HARD 5.10a, because I can't reach the outside of the dihedral, unlike Jared (6'3"). The route became quite a balancing act for me, and seemed quite a different route to watch Jared climb.
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