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Powder Puff
5.4,
Trad, 90 ft (27 m),
Avg: 2 from 22
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FA: Phil Fowler, Jerry Sublett, c. 1970
Wyoming
> Laramie Area
> Vedauwoo
> Valley Massif
Access Issue: Bad Bolt Submission Form
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Description
Powder Puff is as great a 5.4 as you will find anywhere. It is a trad climb requiring some fist-size cams.
Start inside the left side of the slot, and climb up using some fun chimney moves to good holds (unprotected). Move a bit left and gain an excellent, uniform, hand crack and follow that to a ledge. Look a bit left and you will see an amazing, big, chickenhead. This is technically the beginning of second pitch called Corbet Exit. Strange as it, basically only involved one 5.5 mantel move (unprotected) on the chickenhead. If this is too much for you, it is easy to traverse to a bit farther to the right.
Walk off as per
Sunny Day or head left and set up a top rope anchor with the chain anchors on the route to the left,
Bittersweet (hard 9).
Location
To be filled in.
It appears to be right of Bittersweet and starts left of a slot along a ramp.
Protection
This requires some fist-sized cams.
![Eric leading the starting ramp (his fifth trad lead ever) during a memorable and action packed late-season weekend at the Voo.]()
[Hide Photo] Eric leading the starting ramp (his fifth trad lead ever) during a memorable and action packed late-season weekend at the Voo.
![The walk off from the climbs on the right side of the Valley Massif's SE face involves threading this exciting chimney. Strapping men and large-chested women beware!]()
[Hide Photo] The walk off from the climbs on the right side of the Valley Massif's SE face involves threading this exciting chimney. Strapping men and large-chested women beware!
![Angela just avoids using her chin as a balance point as she does the full-on mantel of the Corbel Finish.]()
[Hide Photo] Angela just avoids using her chin as a balance point as she does the full-on mantel of the Corbel Finish.
![Elli Johnson moving up Powder Puff.]()
[Hide Photo] Elli Johnson moving up Powder Puff.
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If you're chicken like me, a carefully laid runner can be tied around the corbel for some protection. There is a chance this would hold a fall, but mostly it just gives you a little peace of mind, since your last piece of pro will be well below you by the time you get to the corbel. Realistically, the corbel sits above a large enough ledge that if you feel like you're not going to make it you can just hop back down to the ledge and give it another try. Jun 15, 2007
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