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Need Em Brain

5.11a/b, Trad, 220 ft (67 m), 2 pitches,  Avg: 2 from 2 votes
FA: M. Rangel, Brian Nedom, Patrick MacLane
Arizona > Central Arizona > Isolation Canyon > Main Wall - Center

Description

Mostly fingers and smaller cracks with a single bolt @ 50' up. A tricky bulge is passed on the right near the end of pitch 1. Belay on ledge w/piton and gear. Pitch two heads up wider cracks, when crack gets a bit broken above another ledge, look left for great crack/pro to top. Finishes on wider crack w/chockstone. Walk right to Walking Dead Arete's anchor.

Location

Left of Walking Dead Arete and Gear and Moaning, look for single bolt in brown stain. Rap WDA w/single 60m

Protection

lots of small wires, double small C3 to #2 camalots, single #3, #4 camalot, sling for chockstone near top, one bolt, one piton.

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Patrick heading on up...
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Manny's stellar belay technique!
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Manny flashing the crux on the FA!
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Manny's psyched!
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Patrick on the second pitch crux, an overhanging hand sized dihedral.
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