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Fear of Flying

Name: Fear of Flying
Rating: 3.7

5.9+ YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA E1 5a British

Routes in Upper Spire

L › R R › L A › Z

	5.10 crack T,TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
	Arete Route T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c PG13
	Beast of No Nation T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Burnt Offerings T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Cabin Fever S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Char Broiled T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13
	Crispy Critters TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Desperado (Roof Variation) T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Dot to Dot T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Fear of Flying T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Gingerbread T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Granite Zeppelin A0
	Harrison Direct Variation T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	Holy Smoke T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Jugs Revisited T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Lesbian Love S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Necklace Traverse "direct" T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	North Ridge T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Phantom Wanders, The T 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Robert's Crack T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Smokehouse Brown T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Steppin' Stone T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	T-Bone T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
	Thanksgiving T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Up for Grabs T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a

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Type:	Trad, 2 pitches
GPS:	38.78867, -120.24518
FA:	Joel Moorem, Dale Zgraggen, 1975.
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Shared By:	Salamanizer Ski on Sep 10, 2006 · Updates
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Description

Climb a 5.7 flake to the upper corner, follow the corner (5.9) to the Lower Platform.

Can be easily done in one pitch with minimal rope drag if you extend a few pieces thoughtfully.

Location

Right side of the south face of the Upper Spire.

Rap off back side, 80 feet. The rap anchor is not the bolts that are most obvious - it's is just below the lip on climber's far right (toward the wall the goes to the true summit).