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Purple Shark

5.12a, Sport,  Avg: 3.5 from 122 votes
FA: Andy Marquardt
Arizona > Northern Arizona > Flagstaff Area > Pit (aka Le Pet… > (F) Swiss Tower

Description

One of Flagstaff's finest for the grade.

Purple Shark starts out with a steep section riddled with pockets. Some technical arête climbing leads to the crux boulder problem over the roof, and onto the upper headwall.

Location

This route starts on the arete and goes left. It had purple bolt hangers as of Fall 2005.

Protection

6 bolts

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Charging to the top crux!
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Photo - Sydney Tunnel
[Hide Photo] Charging to the top crux! Photo - Sydney Tunnel
Kerry on the upper sequence of Purple Shark
[Hide Photo] Kerry on the upper sequence of Purple Shark
Pulling past the crux on the shark
[Hide Photo] Pulling past the crux on the shark
Connor finishing up Purple Shark on his first send of it!
[Hide Photo] Connor finishing up Purple Shark on his first send of it!
Upper crux
[Hide Photo] Upper crux
Exiting the upper crux heading for the chains!
[Hide Photo] Exiting the upper crux heading for the chains!
Falling on the lower crux
[Hide Photo] Falling on the lower crux
Awesome climb in a beautiful setting!
[Hide Photo] Awesome climb in a beautiful setting!
Upper crux a decade+ later….
[Hide Photo] Upper crux a decade+ later….
The tall person beta for the low crux
[Hide Photo] The tall person beta for the low crux
Markus Moezzi clipping at the second bolt!
[Hide Photo] Markus Moezzi clipping at the second bolt!
entering the real crux
[Hide Photo] entering the real crux

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KyleK2
Phx/Flg AZ
[Hide Comment] A little bit of history. This route was bolted ground up drilling on stance and hooks except for the last bolt. After taking some whips trying to drill the last bolt, Drew finally succumbed to rap bolting the last bolt. The last hanger was painted purple with yellow teeth around the carabiner hole to resemble a sharks mouth. Oct 3, 2012