Out of the Frying Pan Into the Fire
5.9 YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA HVS 5a British
| Type: | Trad, 100 ft (30 m) |
| GPS: | 39.10162, -108.72271 |
| FA: | Guy Lord and company |
| Page Views: | 4,251 total · 15/month |
| Shared By: | Troy from Tooele on Oct 9, 2002 |
| Admins: | Jesse Zacher, Bradley Mark Edwards, N R, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
Description
Covered in Eric Bjorstad's book, I stumbled upon this climb. It is about 1/4" up (west) of the concentration of slab routes lower in the canyon.
Ascend a delightful finger crack to a ledge. This crack faces east. Above the crack clip a few bolts then move up and left into a corner. Another clip and one or two pieces of gear will get you to a ledge with a two bolt anchor. This route is surprisingly good. Except for a sugary section halfway up, the route is quite clean. With more travel, it'll get even cleaner. There are two slab moves.
I personally felt this to be better than Carter's 5.8 dihedral and Luhrs Route.



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