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Gold Rush

5.11a, Sport, 100 ft (30 m),  Avg: 3.7 from 34 votes
FA: Eric Chemello & Paul Humphrey
California > Northwest Calif… > Trinity Arêtes > Shooting Gallery > Upper Shooting Gallery

Description

Follow the golden water streak up the center of the Shooting Gallery. A steep start leads to a reachy crux at the third bolt. The rest of the climb is pump-management and route finding, there's always a jug to be found...

Location

Second route from the right, just left of Bambi Slayer. Starts off the second wooden ledge.

Protection

14 bolts, 3 bolt anchor

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Taylor leading Gold Rush.
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Jared climbing up the namesake golden streak
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Tony climbing Gold Rush.
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Mid way through Gold Rush
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Nick on Gold Rush.
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Goldrush
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about mid way up Goldrush from the bottom of The Shard<br>
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Jackie Wang
New York, NY
[Hide Comment] It's hard to read, and that makes it pumpy AF, the process is fun tho Mar 2, 2021
Connor Novak
No longer SF
 
[Hide Comment] Woo, that opening sequence though! Wife and I were both recovering from the 'vid when we hopped on it, and I hope that explains why a 5.11a put the hurt on me so bad...

Strenuous face climbing through a hole to a "ledge" gets you past the third bolt and gets the enduro-pump started early. Then, flow through beautiful gold limestone features, snaking your way up the gold streak. A tough clip a bolt or two before the chains is probably a redpoint heartbreaker if this is at your grade - climb past it and clip at your waist, you're a zillion feet in the air (written to future me). 4 days ago