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Major Groove

Name: Major Groove
Rating: 1.5

5.7 YDS 5a French 15 Ewbanks V+ UIAA 13 ZA MVS 4b British

Routes in Main Rock

	Access Route T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Handcrack T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Major Groove T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Minor Groove T,TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Rappel Route TR 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	South Ridge T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R
	When Free Climbers Wore Hammers T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c

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Type:	Trad, TR, 40 ft (12 m)
FA:	unknown
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Shared By:	Steve Marr on Aug 19, 2007 · Updates
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Description

Major Groove climbs the wide crack just to the left of the Access Route. Face climb (crux) to the base of the groove/crack. Grunt your way up the crack with a combination of face, crack, and chimney techniques. Not a difficult climb, and like the Access Route, very short.

Location

Start from the left side of the grassy ledge on the east face buttress (just left of Access Route).

Protection

Leadable with medium to large cams. You can also set a good top rope anchor with a couple of large cams (BD #3.5) above the route. Takes large stoppers well, thanks for the new #12 i thought was fixed when i got to it.