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Olympiad

5.10b/c PG13, Trad,  Avg: 1.8 from 5 votes
FA: Mark Geikenjoyner, D Weiss, M Rangel, M Hawthorne.
Arizona > Northern Arizona > Sedona Area > Sedona > Midgley Bridge… > Acropolis

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5pitch, 5.10c, Grade IV.
[Hide Photo] 5pitch, 5.10c, Grade IV.
North East Ridge of the Acropolis. 1000ft of Sedona goodness. A proud adventure for sure.
[Hide Photo] North East Ridge of the Acropolis. 1000ft of Sedona goodness. A proud adventure for sure.
John Domaska low on the incredibly fun and sustained first pitch of the Olympiad. Trench warfare!
[Hide Photo] John Domaska low on the incredibly fun and sustained first pitch of the Olympiad. Trench warfare!
Mark G on the first pitch; more fun than it looks.
[Hide Photo] Mark G on the first pitch; more fun than it looks.

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markguycan
flagstaff, AZ
  5.10b/c
[Hide Comment] approach from Midgely Bridge up Wilson Canyon trail to 3rd crossing of wash. head up hill steep approx 100ft then contour along gravel and slick rock benches up to NE ridge. approx 1hr. Apr 16, 2006
Manny Rangel
PAYSON
 
[Hide Comment] I agree the summit is awesome, the climb's worthy. Dec 28, 2006
jayci Ferrimani
Flagstaff
 
[Hide Comment] This climb has a few worthy pitches. Lots of groveling on fourth class terrain, and lots of blocky climbing with deck potential. Nice views though. Jan 9, 2010
Bill Lundeen
Fort Bragg, CA
  5.10c
[Hide Comment] Wow...1000 feet of adventure climbing at its (Sedona) finest!! Hard, exciting climbing on soft, often loose rock. Gotta love Sedona! 5 star climbing on 1 star rock quality has gotta make it a 1 1/2 or two star climb out of 5. Approach listed in comments is for sure the way to go; we followed the Bloom/Wolfe guide and contoured around past Tisha/Princess and it took 2 hrs with plenty of exhausting bushwacking. Came out in 30 minutes by following route listed in comments.

There is one bolt not shown in any guide or MP page on the Nose Pitch that helps with the runout up the open arête. Bring tieable runners for the anchors; only pitches 1 & 2 have all metal rap anchors. We found 3 that needed serious replacement as this route is not done often.

Super adventure if you're OK with plenty of choss, soft rock, cactus and agave that leaves no choice but to climb & rap through. To quote Linus Platt (formerly of Moab) about desert sandstone climbing: "Its all choss; some is 5 star, but its all choss." Not for the faint of heart! 10 hour day all told for us.

Doubles from tight fingers to 4", nuts, long runners Oct 14, 2016