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The Rosary

Name: The Rosary
Rating: 1.9

5.10a YDS 6a French 18 Ewbanks VI+ UIAA 18 ZA E1 5a British

Routes in Watchtower Main

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	Beef Jerky T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Benediction T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13
	Broken Serenity T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Confessional, The T,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Crown of Thorns S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Dark Rose S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Dirge, The S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Double Cross T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Extreme Unction T,TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Feels like Nadine T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13
	Final Prayer Variation T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13
	Fire and Brimstone T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Fishlips T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Fortress T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Garden of Eden T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Go For The Roses TR 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Hellfire Variation T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Holy Grail T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Hungry for Heaven S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Inner Light T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Invocation S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Jenga T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	John Doe T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13
	Outer Darkness T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Reach the Beach T,TR 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
	Revelation, The S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13
	Rosary, The T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Spirit Prison T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	St. Theresa T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
	Total X T,S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b

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Type:	Trad, 50 ft (15 m)
FA:	L. Ellison, C. Buckland, 1982
Page Views:	970 total · 5/month
Shared By:	GRK on Jul 16, 2009
Admins:	Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

Say your prayers? Naaaah, you can save them. The Rosary offers salvation so you won't need any Hail Marys.

Zig zag up big steps and blocks following a hand crack to a small ledge. Climb above another set of blocks and hit a steep face split by a fingertip seam. Pop in some gear and fire this first crux. Finish about 10 feet above at another resting ledge. From this point two options exist, the left exit is a clean, shallow diheral, and the right is a steeper, more brittle, but slightly easier squeeze. Take some time here to reflect upon your spiritual growth and remark on past flails, when in doubt: Choose The Right.
Build an anchor above using a tree and cracks. Walk off to the west.

Overall The Rosary is a well-protected route that offers a nice variety of moves separated by two good rests. The route can be a bit of a grunt, but climbs pretty solid rock and goes into the shade rather early. The best time to climb The Rosary is on Easter, Lent, or Palm Sunday.