At a (usually seeping wet a little below it), ramp heading in the east direction is a very awkward boulder like problem (5-9) to gain the ramp. After this, directly above the ramp is the original line of a couple of bolts without hangers. Variation begins where ramps ends, I put in 2 bolts to get to a crack going through the head wall right of the ramp. hung off bolt to place gear in crack and moved up the crack (5-10). At crack's end moved left easily (5-4)and back right through break to a belay (beware of rope drag). I then led through a large crack above belay (5-0) to dirt climbing up to a clean low angle (5-3) arête (no protection) to the top of this crag. This variation is called Lone Ranger after that mysterious man or woman that bolted the head wall long ago (likely by sky hooking or rappel bolting. The old direct line will definitely go free. Our variation right of the old bolts and left of the finish to 'Alaskan Arches'.
Yellow Buttress. Obvious ramp about 8-10ft off the ground on the middle east side. Get down by trail on west side or do 2 rappels from trees.
Light trad. rack with some medium cams, a couple of fixed bolts, long slings.
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I climbed this obscurity on self belay top rope, Being alone seems appropriate to the name of the climb :)
The line is actually pretty cool if a bit wandering. I think we are very used to direct lines through obstacles in sport climbing rather than finding paths around them as is common in trad climbing.
I was able to free the one point of aid at mid 5.11... If I were to call it I would say the all free climb is about 5.11b... Small sharp crimps and pretty serious core tension got me through...
I posted a photo of the line as I understand it i'm sure Bradley will correct me if i'm wrong...
That was the last 5.10 on my list... onward and upward... Oct 23, 2015
Bend
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Plymouth, NH
So much lichen on this route, but holds were there. I broke a half dozen footholds pulling the free section, I think we have different beta.
Quality climbing in the middle bulge was decent and the ancient bolt ladder looked super sketchy. Oct 24, 2015
Montreal
Now Lee, you need to bolt it, clean it and claim the ligit FA. Hahaha!!! Oct 24, 2015
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