Cul de Sac Exit
5.11+ YDS 7a French 24 Ewbanks VIII UIAA 24 ZA E4 6a British R
Avg: 3.7 from 12 votes
Type: | Trad, 70 ft (21 m) |
FA: | Dave Groth |
Page Views: | 1,113 total · 5/month |
Shared By: | JJ Schlick on Sep 25, 2006 |
Admins: | Ian Cotter-Brown, Doug Hemken, James Schroeder, chris tregge, Ben Strobel, Kyle Harding |
Description
Start up Cul de Sac as normal. At the roof, keep climbing left, up and over to an eight inch wide finger slot. Work up the arete with thin sidepulls, slopers, and underclings. Follow arete to the top.
Protection
I believe Groth and Bechler used some hand placed pins on their ascents. Seth Dyer and I didn't use any of that, though we probably should have. The most important piece for me is a small (#2?) wire right dab in the middle of the crux. It is hard to fish in, but as strong as the cable once you get it. Still, in my world this thing comes with a pretty heavy R rating which could easily turn to an X mid flight...
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