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London Tower
5.7+,
Trad, 275 ft (83 m), 3 pitches,
Avg: 2.5 from 2
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FA: 1977 - Kent Brock, Don O'Kelley
Arizona
> Central Arizona
> Queen Creek Canyon
> Little England Wall
Access Issue: Must Register! Private Property-The Pond, Atlantis and Mine Area
Details
Climbing at The Pond, Atlantis and Mine Area are private property, and now requires that you register in order to gain legal access. This is an easy process. You can do this at:
queencreekclimbing.com/.
This is a one-time and free process so once you are registered you are good to go.
You can read more about this process and the announcement at the Queen Creek Coalition website –
theqcc.com or the Queen Creek Coalition’s Facebook page –
facebook.com/Queen-Creek-Co…
Description
P1-Climb a wide crack into another crack that angles left. Up crack and into chimney behind a large flake.
P2-Through and out chimney to top of flake. Continue up crack and out onto face to a small ledge.
P3-Climb left into the large crack and to the top.
Location
Route begins apx 40 ft to the right of Big Ben (see area beta photo) see "Rock Jock's Guide to Queen Creek Canyon" by Marty Karabin for more routes in the area.
Protection
Be careful of loose rock. Small-lge pro; stoppers, cams, hexes. Two-bolt anchor at top of Henry VIII, need 2 60m ropes for rap.
Take x-tra webbing in case you need to replace. Always check for UV damage that can cause nylon-slings to become brittle.
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Wasn't sure about how long to stay in the chimney on Pitch 2, so I switched onto the face of the flake after passing the 2nd chockstone. One minor exposed move around the corner, then smooth climbing to the top of the ledge.
Pitch 3 was pretty short and simple up the big crack.
We replaced the webbing at the rap, but used the two existing rap rings. Apr 1, 2017