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Wet Denim Daydream
5.7 YDS 5a French 15 Ewbanks V+ UIAA 13 ZA MVS 4b British C3 PG13
Avg: 3.5 from 21
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Routes in Leaning Tower
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East Face T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a |
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Jesus Built My Hotrod T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b A4 |
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Roulette T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b A3+ PG13 |
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West Face T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b C2 |
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Westie Face T 5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c R |
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Wet Denim Daydream T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b C3 PG13 |
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Wet Lycra Nightmare T 5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a |
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| Type: | Trad, Aid, 1000 ft (303 m), 10 pitches, Grade V |
| FA: | Darryl Hatten |
| Page Views: | 7,000 total · 37/month |
| Shared By: | Ryan Huetter on Dec 12, 2009 · Updates |
| Admins: | Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes |
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Yosemite National Park has yearly closures for Peregrine Falcon Protection March 1- July 15. Always check the NPS website at nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/… for the most current details and park alerts, and to learn more about the peregrine falcon, and how closures help it survive. This page also shares closures and warnings due to current fires, smoke, etc.
Description
This is kind of like the big brother to the West Face route. Similar steepness, lots of fixed gear of questionable quality, but with a kick-ass 15 ft horizontal roof crack to cap the whole thing off with.
Climb up to Ahwahnee Ledge, the route starts from here. Some funky free climbing (best not to clip Hotrod anchor right off ledge as pro), gets you to an intermediate free-climbing belay and below the nice beak and head seam. From here on out it is up to you to decide whether or not to clip those nice shiny bolts added by Skinner when he freed the route (Dry Lycra Nightmare). The only person to care or not will be you. They do change the route in my opinion. For the worse.
Anyway, keep on chuggin up lots of fixed gear to the splitter roof crack. Best for you partner if you back clean it all the way out to the lip, or leave enough gear for him/her to easily re-aid it. If you aren´t crippled by rope drag at this point, climb up thin crack to ledge.
If you are climbing this later in the season, DO NOT TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF ON THIS LEDGE! It will be pretty sticky and gross. You have been warned.
Climb up to Ahwahnee Ledge, the route starts from here. Some funky free climbing (best not to clip Hotrod anchor right off ledge as pro), gets you to an intermediate free-climbing belay and below the nice beak and head seam. From here on out it is up to you to decide whether or not to clip those nice shiny bolts added by Skinner when he freed the route (Dry Lycra Nightmare). The only person to care or not will be you. They do change the route in my opinion. For the worse.
Anyway, keep on chuggin up lots of fixed gear to the splitter roof crack. Best for you partner if you back clean it all the way out to the lip, or leave enough gear for him/her to easily re-aid it. If you aren´t crippled by rope drag at this point, climb up thin crack to ledge.
If you are climbing this later in the season, DO NOT TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF ON THIS LEDGE! It will be pretty sticky and gross. You have been warned.
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