Original Route
5.8 YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 15 ZA HVS 4c British A2+ PG13
| Type: | Trad, Aid, 300 ft (91 m), 4 pitches, Grade IV |
| GPS: | 38.61827, -109.67517 |
| FA: | Mike Baker solo, May 1992 |
| Page Views: | 731 total · 4/month |
| Shared By: | Ben Kiessel on Nov 29, 2010 |
| Admins: | slim, Cory N, Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane, Nathan Fisher |
RAPTOR CLOSURES: please be aware of seasonal raptor closures. They occur annually in the spring.
Description
Pitch 1- Aid up through sections of rotten rock until the angle lessons and you can free climb. Build a gear anchor on a ledge at the base of the tower. (green alien to #1 seemed to fit.) 5.8, C2 175'
Pitch 2- Climb up from the belay on 5.8 passing a pin to a pin ladder. Belay at a 3 pin anchor on a small stance. 60'
Pitch 3-Climb the rotten crack directly above your belayer passing some suspect fixed gear along the way. Aid out an overhang and finish the pitch on a ledge with a two pin anchor. A2+ 110'
NOTE: Combine pitches 2 and 3 if you don't want to hit your belayer with rocks.
Pitch 4- Climb 5.8 up and right to a crack and then a ledge. Continue to the top at 5.9 passing a pin. Two pin anchor. 40'
Descent- Rappel from the summit to the top of pitch 3. Then down to a two pin anchor on slabs to the climbers right of the pitch 1 belay. Then to the ground.



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