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Lovin' Arms
5.10b/c YDS 6b French 20 Ewbanks VII UIAA 20 ZA E2 5b British A0
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Routes in Central Wall Area
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Abraxas T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a A3-4 |
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Adrift T 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a |
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Bang! S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c |
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Beat to Quarters S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Behind Closed Eyelids S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Call of Cthulhu, The T 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c |
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Crying Dragon T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Davis-Holland Route T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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DMT T 5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b |
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Gnostic Diversions T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b PG13 |
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Goblin, The S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Golden Arch 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b A3- |
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Good Girls Like Bad Boys S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Green Drag-on T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c C2-3 |
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Lovin' Arms T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b A0 |
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Method of Reconciling Disparate Parts, The S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Nobody Puts Baby In A Corner (Pitch 3 of the Golden Arch) T 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b PG13 |
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Pockets full of Sunshine S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Rise and Fall T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b |
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Seven Sermons to the Dead S 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b |
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Sisu S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a |
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Starfish Enterprise S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Swim T 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b C0 |
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Technicians of the Sacred S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b |
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Town Crier T 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b C2+ |
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Waterway 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b A3- |
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Whimper S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Witch, The T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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| Type: | Trad, Aid, 3 pitches |
| FA: | Don Brooks, 1980 |
| Page Views: | 13,790 total · 90/month |
| Shared By: | Eric Fjellanger on Jun 30, 2008 |
| Admins: | Scott Coldiron, Jon Nelson, Micah Klesick, Z Winters |
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Access Issue: The Novel Coronavirus & 2020 Seasonal Raptor Closure
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Two issues:
1) The novel coronavirus and Index residents.
Residents of Index are very concerned about visitors spreading the virus to them. Please be considerate by taking some serious precautions such as
- Be extra safe to greatly reduce the chance of needing a rescue. (Choose partner carefully, just TR routes. Triple-check setups...)
- Do not interact with the people in town or on a trail. (Choose an obscure crag & route. Drive carefully through town.)
- In case the above two precautions fail or you come across someone on a trail or crag, bring a facemask and gloves to wear to prevent spreading the virus from your breath or hands. In lieu of a facemask, a bandana or scarf over the nose and mouth can also reduce the spread of fine droplets from your nose and mouth when you speak. Also, try to keep the 6-foot recommended distance from other people.
2) 2020 Seasonal raptor closure: Our resident pair of Peregrines selected a nest site on the 6th pitch of Sabbra Cadabra this year, similar to 2016 and 2018 nesting seasons. Please do not climb in the area shown here until approximately July 15, 2020. This includes the upper pitches of Sabbra Cadabra, Black Radish, and Hell Bent for Glory.
Every spring, Washington State Parks, WDFW, Access Fund, and Washington Climbers Coalition partner to identify the nest site of Index's Peregrine falcons. Once identified, a spot closure is instituted around the selected nest site through approximately July 15th. Report potential raptor nesting activity to info@washingtonclimbers.org. Big thanks to WDFW and the climbers who are assisting with the Index Volunteer Raptor Monitoring Program each year, and to Patagonia & Feathered Friends for additional support of the Newhalem and Index raptor programs!
1) The novel coronavirus and Index residents.
Residents of Index are very concerned about visitors spreading the virus to them. Please be considerate by taking some serious precautions such as
- Be extra safe to greatly reduce the chance of needing a rescue. (Choose partner carefully, just TR routes. Triple-check setups...)
- Do not interact with the people in town or on a trail. (Choose an obscure crag & route. Drive carefully through town.)
- In case the above two precautions fail or you come across someone on a trail or crag, bring a facemask and gloves to wear to prevent spreading the virus from your breath or hands. In lieu of a facemask, a bandana or scarf over the nose and mouth can also reduce the spread of fine droplets from your nose and mouth when you speak. Also, try to keep the 6-foot recommended distance from other people.
2) 2020 Seasonal raptor closure: Our resident pair of Peregrines selected a nest site on the 6th pitch of Sabbra Cadabra this year, similar to 2016 and 2018 nesting seasons. Please do not climb in the area shown here until approximately July 15, 2020. This includes the upper pitches of Sabbra Cadabra, Black Radish, and Hell Bent for Glory.
Every spring, Washington State Parks, WDFW, Access Fund, and Washington Climbers Coalition partner to identify the nest site of Index's Peregrine falcons. Once identified, a spot closure is instituted around the selected nest site through approximately July 15th. Report potential raptor nesting activity to info@washingtonclimbers.org. Big thanks to WDFW and the climbers who are assisting with the Index Volunteer Raptor Monitoring Program each year, and to Patagonia & Feathered Friends for additional support of the Newhalem and Index raptor programs!
Description
This route continues directly upward from the third pitch of Davis-Holland, and the linkup of these two is considered a classic.
P1: 5.10b - From the anchor, tenuous face holds and side-pulling in shallow cracks brings you to an excellent hand crack. Follow the hand crack up into a mossy chimney that presents many options. A two-bolt anchor lies on the left side of the chimney on top of a small ledge.
P2: 5.10a, 5.10c A0, or 5.11c, depending on how you go - The original route, with a single bolt for aid if you traverse right from the anchors. Pulling on a sling brings you to a crack system; these moves go free at 5.11c.
The more common way is to continue up the chimney for about 20 feet then follow a crack on a ramp that goes down and right to a shallow corner. Done this way the pitch is overall 5.10a.
Either way, from this point continue up a crack in a small corner until some large solid holds become available, then rightward and upward to a mantle onto a large ledge and the anchors.
P3: From the anchors climb up the quartz-like face, past one bolt, to some cracks that will take gear. Hand and footholds are numerous but many are downsloping. Continue directly upward to the anchors, or bail out leftward into the pine trees. This pitch probably deserves an R rating.
For descent, you may rappel the route with 2 60m ropes, use one of many rappel options to climber's left, or walk off easily. To find the trail, go leftward until you find the dirt road, follow it until you reach a steel and cable barricade, and go left. This trail links up with the UTW approach trail, about 3/4 of the way up.
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