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Stepping Out

Name: Stepping Out
Rating: 2.8

5.9 YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA HVS 5a British

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	Prestidigitator T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Sandy Jean S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Stepping Out T,S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Stranger Than Friction S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Thousand Pints of Lite S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Twist and Shout S 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
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	Will's Rush T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a

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Type:	Trad, Sport, 160 ft (48 m), 2 pitches
FA:	R. Olevsky
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Shared By:	triznuty on Nov 30, 2009 · Updates
Admins:	Andrew Gram, Nathan Fisher, Perin Blanchard, GRK, D C Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: PRECIPITATION AND WET ROCK Details

The sandstone here is easily damaged when wet. Please allow at least 24-48 hours before climbing after any precipitation. If the ground is at all damp, please do not climb on any local sandstone. Consider nearby options on basalt, limestone, granite, or plastic instead.

Description

The route was originally done in 4 pitches, but the pitches are short. Pitch 1 is trad from fingers to hands, Pitches 2-4 are slab climbing protected by drilled pitons (DPs). The pitches can be combined in various enjoyable combinations including 1&2, 3&4; 1, 2-4; or just combine all four into one long route to top out on the ledge at the top of pitch 4.

Protecting the first move above the fixed piton at the start of pitch 1, then "Stepping Out" to start into fingers then hands to kick off the route is the crux and the business. Not chill like the song ;^D

P1: Thin crack with a cruxy bulge to start. Protects well with small to medium gear. Also has 1 DP at the start.

P2: Step out onto the arete and follow five DPs to another set of chains. Quality slab climbing! Look down every once in a while to take in the views...

P3: Slopey slab on sandstone climbing past another six DPs to chains.

P4: A single DP protects a few moves to the two-pin anchor atop the ledge.

Rap off the southside of the ledge down in the chimney. 2 raps with a 70 m get you on back down.