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5.9, TR, 50 ft (15 m),  Avg: 1.2 from 5 votes
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California > Eastern Sierra > Mammoth Lakes Area > Horseshoe Lake… > Horseshoe Slabs

Description

Climb up the steep wall onto the slab. Follow slabby dikes tending rightwards to a bay and the anchors

Location

First climb on the right of the bolt routes

Protection

TR

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[Hide Comment] Two-bolt anchor at top.

Top-Rope: Perhaps the top anchor could be reached with simple scrambling down from above. But we set up our Top-Rope on belay from the next anchor to its left.

The easiest start I found was climb the low crux of the Horseman 5.10a route, then step right and climb fun 5.5-5.7 stuff roughly straight up to the top anchor.

Otherwise I didn't find any way through the lower wall (first 15-20 feet) that seemed easier than (interesting) 10c. Likely I was missing something (or a hold had broken?). Aug 8, 2015