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Epitaph

Name: Epitaph
Rating: 2.0

5.10c YDS 6b French 20 Ewbanks VII UIAA 20 ZA E2 5b British

Routes in Tombstone Buttress

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	Boot Hill S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Deadpool T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Epitaph T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Magnum Force T 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Main Line T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Main Vein T 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
	R.I.P. S 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Silly Willy Crack T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Tombstone Terror T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b

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Type:	Trad, 60 ft (18 m)
GPS:	38.79909, -120.13554
FA:	Paul Obanheim, Brian Harrington, Chris Bay, 1985
Page Views:	2,071 total · 10/month
Shared By:	Salamanizer Ski on Jul 13, 2009
Admins:	Aron Quiter, Lurk Er, Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes, Salamanizer Ski Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

Epitaph... the true Tombstone Terror of Lover's Leap! This route starts up a crack right above the most prominent tombstone on Tombstone Ledge. Another 5.10c, this one is much different in character than the Terror. The Epitaph was the famous silver mine in Tombstone AZ, that funded the boom that extracted 25 million dollars in a few short years in the 1880s, when the Earp brothers were in town. The Epitaph was also the name of the local paper.

Start up the well protected crack to the base of the first roof and clip the fixed pin. Make the moves over the first roof, and follow the dikes and unlock the sequence over the next two roofs.

After the third lead bolt, you can traverse 30' left on 5.0 climbing and rap off a slung block, or else continue up and top out the route on grungy rock.

A well protected lead that is worth doing when on Tombstone Ledge.

Location

Tombstone ledge. 30 feet left of Tombstone Terror, 20 feet left of RIP. Start up the crack that is right above the highest tombstone.

Protection

Light rack to 2", 3 bolts, one fixed pin. All three 1/4" lead bolts pulled 7/09 and replaced with modern 3/8" stainless ASCA hardware.

Rappel off slung block 30' left on the ledge. Might want to take some cord to back it up, but it was ok as of 7/09.