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Princely Ambitions
5.9 YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA HVS 5a British
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Routes in (C) Main Wall, left side
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5.12 Index Ave. S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b |
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All Purpose Duck T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Amandla S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a |
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Arachnid Arch T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Artifice T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Batskins T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Breakfast of Champions T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Bwana Dik T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Cheeseburgers on Trial T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R |
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City Park T 5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a |
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City Park (P2) T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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City Park Bolt Ladder S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Comfortably Numbah 10 S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Dr. Sniff and the Tuna Boaters T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Dwarf Tossing T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Frog Pond T 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b |
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Frog Prince T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Full Horse Power T 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c |
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Godzilla T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Iron Horse T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Iron Horse P2 T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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It's a Dog's Life, but You Can Picnic with Us T,TR 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Japanese Gardens T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a |
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Japanese Gardens (to 1st anchor) T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Journey to Pitar T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Klaus Von Bulow and the Algorithm of Love T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Le Grande Bleu T,TR 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Leaping Lizards (Godzilla P2) T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Marginal Karma T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Model Worker T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Nobody Tosses A Dwarf! T 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c |
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Numbah Ten S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b |
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Numbah Ten P3 T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Park Ranger T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Powerhorse T 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b |
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Princely Ambitions T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Roger's Corner T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Sagittarius T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Slow Children T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Stern Farmer T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Stiff Kittens T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13 |
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Sugar Bear T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Supermodel T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a |
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Sushi Farmer T 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b |
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Tadpole T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Tantric Bazooka T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Ten Percent Direct (En Passant) T 5.14- 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a |
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Tommy's Sandbox T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c |
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TPMV (10% Meteorological Vinculation) T 5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b PG13 |
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Tricksy Hobbitses T 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c |
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Trout Farm Massacre T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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| Type: | Trad, 2 pitches, Grade II |
| FA: | Clint Cummins, Jeremy Metz, 6/1977 |
| Page Views: | 25,798 total · 124/month |
| Shared By: | Lizzy Trower on Jan 26, 2006 · Updates |
| Admins: | Jon Nelson, Micah Klesick, Z Winters |
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Description
Somewhat of an Index classic, Princely can be pretty popular. The first pitch is the best part. The Princely Ambitions area is basically the first part of the Main Wall you pass directly by on the main trail. Princely starts up an easy flake to the left of some shorter bolted routes whose anchors are pretty clearly visible from the ground.
P1 (5.9) Head left up the easy flake/ramp, then out onto the face past one bolt (used to be two bolts...), then up more flakes. At the top of the flakes, follow a chalked-up ledge traversing left and then straight up the corner all the way to the belay (bolts). The pitch is long, so don't give up on the anchor, it is there.
Avoid the temptation to finish at the "Nobody tosses a dwarf" anchors, which are partway up the final corner, just a little to the right. If you do this early exit, you miss some fun, relatively easy corner climbing. Instead, continue until the corner ends at a large comfy ledge.
P2 (5.8) Continue up the left crack to a rap station.
From the top of P2, you can continue up and left through the trees to the Winky Dinky cliff.
P1 (5.9) Head left up the easy flake/ramp, then out onto the face past one bolt (used to be two bolts...), then up more flakes. At the top of the flakes, follow a chalked-up ledge traversing left and then straight up the corner all the way to the belay (bolts). The pitch is long, so don't give up on the anchor, it is there.
Avoid the temptation to finish at the "Nobody tosses a dwarf" anchors, which are partway up the final corner, just a little to the right. If you do this early exit, you miss some fun, relatively easy corner climbing. Instead, continue until the corner ends at a large comfy ledge.
P2 (5.8) Continue up the left crack to a rap station.
From the top of P2, you can continue up and left through the trees to the Winky Dinky cliff.
Protection
Standard trad rack to 3-4". A small cam is very nice for the traverse (e.g. purple Alien). Larger cams are nice for the second pitch. There are anchors/rap stations at the top of both pitches. You need 2 60-m ropes to rap the route.There is one bolt at the start of the rightward traverse.
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