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The Yellow Traverse

Name: The Yellow Traverse
Rating: 1.8

5.9 YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA HVS 5a British

Routes in Wind Tower - S Face

L › R R › L A › Z

	Balls of Fire T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b X
	Beluga T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R
	Blackjack T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b R
	Diffraction T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Disguise T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Futile Laments T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	King's X T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Lion, The T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b X
	Lower Triagonal T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Metamorphosis, The T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Muscle Up, The T 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b X
	Punter, The T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
	Rainbow Wall T,S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Scotch and Soda T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R
	SE Chimney T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a R
	Sheer Terror T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b X
	Uplift, The T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b X
	Ur-Ine Trouble T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b R
	Yellow Traverse, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a

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Seasonal Raptor Closures
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Description

This route is usually used as a rather silly start to The Metamorphosis. It is a 40 foot rising traverse to the left on the south face of [Wind Tower]. I believe [Rossiter] calls this classic, I thought it was pretty lame. The crux comes at the beginning and the rest of the climb checks in at about 5.8 or so and has good holds which gives the route a mellow feel despite the complete lack of pro. In my opinion the route to the left, Diffraction (.10a), is much a much better lead in pitch to routes on the south face, it also has good pro.