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Cloud Man Got Angry

Name: Cloud Man Got Angry
Rating: 2.2

5.10 YDS 6b French 20 Ewbanks VII- UIAA 19 ZA E2 5b British

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Routes in West Face/ Southwest Arete

	Born of Water T,S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Cloud Man Got Angry T,S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Crystal Line T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	I'itoi Dance T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Standard Route aka Forbes-Montoya Route (West Approach) T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Watcher of the Skies S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a

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Type:	Trad, Sport, 1000 ft (303 m), 8 pitches, Grade III
GPS:	31.77063, -111.59773
FA:	Mike Strassman, Jackie Carroll
Page Views:	3,051 total · 16/month
Shared By:	greg k on Apr 18, 2011
Admins:	adrian montaño, Greg Opland, Brian Boyd, JJ Schlick, Kemper Brightman, Luke Bertelsen Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

Enjoyable route parallels Born of Water for the first 4 pitches before wending and winding its way to the top on easier terrain.
Pitch 1 (5.9): Snake through trees and cross "crap" (according to the medical community) before finding good pro, followed by 2 bolts and finally fun finger crack. Belay at cactus infested ledge (+- 120ft)
Pitch 2 (5.10a): Turn roof on good pro, continue up and left to 1 bolt before angling back right to 2 bolt belay (+- 80ft)
Pitch 3 (5.8+): Fun climbing up 9 bolts to 2nd 2 bolt belay (+- 200ft)
Pitch 4 (5.10a): More bolt (10) climbing on harder face to 3rd 2 bolt belay at right side of I'itoi's balcony (+- 200ft)
Pitch 5 (scramble): Move belay to left end of I'itoi's balcony (+- 80ft)
Pitch 6 (5.7): Follow left angling dike clipping 3 bolts, running out last 100 ft. 70m rope or 20ft of simul-climbing gets you to oak tree belay and top of I'itoi Dance, pitch 6 (+- 220ft) [NB: Strassman's topo indicates that this pitch would dump you out well above I'itoi Dance pitch 6; we did not find that to be the case...]
Pitch 7 (5.10): Last engaging pitch of I'itoi Dance (4 bolts). Sling trees at ledge and belay (+- 80ft)
Pitch 8 (5.7): Up and right on mediocre gear and sometimes questionable rock (+- 120ft)
Use 70 m rope to combine pitches 1 & 2, gain peace of mind on (our) pitch 6, and coalesce pitches 7 & 8

Topo: rockclimbing.com/photos/Top…
FA's description: books.google.com/books?id=k…;pg=PA209&lpg=PA209&dq=%22I%27itoi+Dance%22&source=bl&ots=a1A6G6-bLI&sig=XOEGCtmSJo-wrgxAYMnDmn71A_M&hl=en&ei=LqSvS8m8IaCoM9jf2JkF&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CBAQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22I'itoi%20Dance%22&f=false

Location

More or less in middle of Babo's southwest face. 30ft right (east) of Born of Water and just left of bolted slab (Watcher of the Skies). Someone was kind enough to leave purple sling dangling from 1st bolt to demarcate route.