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Finger Locking Good

Name: Finger Locking Good
Rating: 2.7

5.8 YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 15 ZA HVS 4c British

Routes in Mammoth Crest

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	A Good Ribbing S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Above Suspicion T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	Apprentice, The T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Arete TR 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Backseat Climber T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Black Track S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Bush Route T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Contender, The T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Crestfallen S 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Finger Locking Good T,S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Flower Power T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Golden Oldies T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Hex Route T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Lucy, I'm Home T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Master Beta T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	My Mutt Is Smarter Than Your Honor Student T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	New Model (No. 15) T,S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Plum Line S 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Right to Lean P1 T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Sierra Slam T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Survivor T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Uncontrolled Burn T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Unknown T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a

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Type:	Trad, Sport, Alpine, 250 ft (76 m), 2 pitches, Grade II
GPS:	37.60194, -119.03294
FA:	Barry Hutten, Greg Barnes 2001
Page Views:	3,789 total · 20/month
Shared By:	J. Albers on Jan 11, 2010
Admins:	Aron Quiter, Euan Cameron, Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

Fun mixed bolts and gear route finishing with a nice 5.8 finger crack running through a clean slab. Beautiful views and solitude.

Pitch one:
Climb past two bolts (5.8) to a section requiring gear. Next, wander past 4 more bolts (5.8), then a bit more gear, and finish with three bolts (more 5.8) to a two bolt anchor with rap rings at a great, spacious ledge. (9 bolts plus gear; 165 feet).

Pitch two:
Traverse left from the anchor, then climb up for 10-15 feet until you can traverse back right above the belay to a nice finger crack. Follow the very nice slabby finger crack (5.8) upwards to the next belay at two bolts with rap rings. You need to switch cracks towards the top of the pitch moving first left a bit and then back right. Very nice pitch that protects well with small nuts and cams. You can probably climb straight up from the belay to the finger crack, but there would be no gear. The way I describe above protects well and seemed like the obvious way to go. (gear; 80 feet)

Descent:
Rappel the route with two ropes. If I remember correctly, there was an additional set of rappel anchors half down and to the right of the first pitch. This would probably facilitate rapping the route with only one 60m rope, but I am not sure.

Location

When you reach the talus/snow field at the top of the approach, head left for quite a ways to find the start of the route. I will try and post a photo marking the beginning of the route because Mammoth Crest is quite a large cliff.

Consider getting a copy of Mammoth Area Rocks (Lewis and Moynier) for a nice set of photos detailing where the route is located on Mammoth Crest and a topo of the route.