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5.10d,
Trad, 80 ft (24 m),
Avg: 3.7 from 201
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FA: Jon Nelson, Steve Strong, Tom Michael.
Washington
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Description
Starts with a hard, bolt-protected mantel(10d), then follows two more bolts up easier climbing. Go slightly right over the small roof with a few finger jams. Then follow the knob climbing (10b) with natural gear for pro. A slight runout to an overlap near the top, but you can place a finger-sized nut immediately after. At the overlap, look for sidepulls on the left.
It is possible to skip the bottom mantel by climbing up to the right (~10a), then stepping onto the mantel ledge. Be careful of the landing though if you fail.
Location
left of the tunnel, a stump makes a good belay rest
Protection
Bolts at the start, gear to number 2 camalot to finish.
For the 10b climbing on knobs, bring small wires.
[Hide Photo] mike massey on zoom at the country index wa photo bissell hazen
[Hide Photo] Looking down the crux knobby section of Zoom. The hard part is figuring out the right sequence of moves; after that, it becomes quite doable.
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[Hide Photo] SeBas on his way to kicking names and taking ass.
Tacoma, WA
Fairly recently, rockfall deposited a headstone-sized block squarely at the belay stance; another block the size of a large washing machine landed about 100 feet out from the wall. Heads up! Dec 31, 2008
Here's Lukic pulling Zoom. The first part of the video is good beta for the very cryptic first moves. The later part is good for inspiration.
youtube.com/watch?v=bGIkHMa… Jul 4, 2013
Bothell, wa
Redmond, WA
This apparent increase in the shedding of rocks is troublesome. I hope it stops before someone gets hurt.
I never did feel good being under Orc Tower. Aug 20, 2014
Boulder, CO
Save a finger-tips sized cam for the top.
A nut might go well in the face.
#indexprovides Sep 12, 2016
Granite Falls, WA
Seattle
Big Pine
Seattle
Seattle, WA