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Live Free or Die Tower
5.9 YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA HVS 5a British C2
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Routes in The Weasel Formation
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Belfry Tower. Hells Bells. T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C1 |
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Belfry Tower. Brits in the Belfry T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C1 |
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Devastator Tower T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Devastator Tower - South Face T C2 |
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Horus Tower T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C1 |
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Little Weasel Spire T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C1 |
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Live Free or Die Tower T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C2 |
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Ozymandias T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C2 |
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Rooster, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C2 |
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Sodizin Tower - Where's Bert? T A2+ |
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Sodizin Tower. Bat out of Hell. T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C1 |
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Weasel on the Run T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Worse the Heat, the Better the Beer, The T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b C2 |
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| Type: | Trad, Aid, 400 ft (121 m), 4 pitches, Grade III |
| FA: | Jim Shimberg, Paul Ross, Andy Ross, Gene Vallee, 4th May 2009 |
| Page Views: | 3,202 total · 18/month |
| Shared By: | Paul Ross on May 11, 2009 |
| Admins: | Andrew Gram, Nathan Fisher, Perin Blanchard, GRK, D C |
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Description
The climb is named after the official motto of the State of New Hampshire. First used in a toast by General John Stark in 1809 when he said "Live Free or Die: Death is not the worst of evils." All four climbers at one time or another lived in NH for several years; Gene was born there, Jim still lives there. Jim wanted to climb a virgin tower ..so we gave him one of our projects! He loved carrying the drill... The route therefore is dedicated to all the New Hampshire climbers who after practicing on the granite they prepared them selves for the rigors of the sandstone and contributed to so many new climbs in the SW deserts of Utah..
The route starts at the right-hand end of the Weasel formation. It climbs the very impressive crack system up Wingate-quality rock.
P1) Mixed aid (8 bolts) and free up the offwidth crack to reach double anchors 5.9 C2 180' (This pitch might go all free at about 5.11).
P2) Continue up the crack now less steep for about 50' to the second bolt in the left side of the chimney, biner and sling in place. From here lower down and tension/climb down to the left to reach cracks leading to an overhanging notch. Up this to double anchors. 5.8 C2. 100' NOTE: Due to the angle best to leave a rope fixed tight to the anchor top of the first pitch for the descent.
P3) The crack continues up to the left to reach the summit area. 5.6 80'. (rap anchors on right edge)
P4) A short 30' pitch to the true summit. 5.6.
Downclimb the couple of moves. There is a register in a cairn in a groove on the big ledge about 40' below the true summit.
Descent: Rap the route.
The route starts at the right-hand end of the Weasel formation. It climbs the very impressive crack system up Wingate-quality rock.
P1) Mixed aid (8 bolts) and free up the offwidth crack to reach double anchors 5.9 C2 180' (This pitch might go all free at about 5.11).
P2) Continue up the crack now less steep for about 50' to the second bolt in the left side of the chimney, biner and sling in place. From here lower down and tension/climb down to the left to reach cracks leading to an overhanging notch. Up this to double anchors. 5.8 C2. 100' NOTE: Due to the angle best to leave a rope fixed tight to the anchor top of the first pitch for the descent.
P3) The crack continues up to the left to reach the summit area. 5.6 80'. (rap anchors on right edge)
P4) A short 30' pitch to the true summit. 5.6.
Downclimb the couple of moves. There is a register in a cairn in a groove on the big ledge about 40' below the true summit.
Descent: Rap the route.
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