Dead Sea Route
5.10 YDS 6b French 20 Ewbanks VII- UIAA 19 ZA E2 5b British A1+
| Type: | Trad, Aid, 350 ft (106 m), 4 pitches, Grade III |
| GPS: | 38.65436, -109.6748 |
| FA: | Harvey Carter & Tim Jennings, 1967 |
| Page Views: | 1,754 total · 8/month |
| Shared By: | Ben Kiessel on Mar 30, 2007 |
| Admins: | slim, Cory N, Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane, Nathan Fisher |
RAPTOR CLOSURES: please be aware of seasonal raptor closures. They occur annually in the spring.
Description
Pitch 1-
Climb a bolt ladder to a crack that deteriorates the higher you get. Pass and old anchor and continue on a better crack to a great belay ledge. (5.9 A1+, 130')
Pitch 2-
Climb the obvious crack above the belay to the notch. (look for anchors on the right side of the notch)(5.10, 50')
Pitch 3-
This is not really a pitch, but move your belay to the notch on the far side of the tower. (4th class)
Pitch 4-
Climb mixed free and aid, over a roof to a bolt ladder and on to the summit. (5.9 C1, 170')
Descent-
Rappel from the summit to the top of pitch 2, then down the route.



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