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Aerial Boundaries
5.10,
Trad, 400 ft (121 m), 3 pitches, Grade II,
Avg: 2.8 from 6
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FA: Bruce Hendricks & Amos Clifford '86
California
> Sequoia & Kings…
> Moro Rock (SEKI)
> W Face
Access Issue: Always check SEKI road conditions and peregrine closures
Details
Description
Pitch one Climb the dihedral via many cracks. Continue through the roof moves above. (Watch out for two potentially loose blocks in this section.) A strenuous and awkward crack leads around the corner to the right (passing a bolt) to a small ledge and a gear belay. 5.10
Pitch two Make a few interesting moves off the belay through lichen covered rock. Knobs and smears take you up and left to a long, low-angle chimney. From the top of the chimney, follow cracks up and left for 20 feet and build an anchor. 5.8
Pitch three Climb the slab above past intermittent cracks to a gear belay on low angle rock. 5.6
Pitch four (optional) A class 4 ramp leads up to the right and eventually to a few easy fifth class moves which gain the stairs.
Location
This route starts two rappels down the Offramp. (see photo)
Protection
2 sets of cams to 3 Calamot (maybe an extra .75)
1 set of nuts
[Hide Photo] This photo shows the Offramp and Aerial Boundaries.
[Hide Photo] Jason Ivanic leading the first pitch of Aerial Boundaries.
[Hide Photo] Leaving the belay on pitch three.
[Hide Photo] Turning the corner at the top of pitch one. This proved to be the crux of the route and was a bit more difficult than Jason makes it look in this photo.
Prescott, AZ
Tucson, AZ
Really good fun, even with all the moss/lichen on the climb. Jun 13, 2019
Also I second the concerns about the block on under the second roof Nov 10, 2020
Ridgecrest, CA
Definitely bring an extra 0.75 for the crux roof.
Also, my partner and I had to bail on the route due to some rain and other complications. I rappelled from the chains on top of pitch 1 and got my rope severely stuck.... I didn't have time to go back up the pitch and get it unstuck so it's still there as of yesterday..... I plan to go back in October to get my rope back but if somebody gets it before then, I would really appreciate it returned. It's 5 years old and should be retired anyway. I just really want to make a carpet out of it being that it's my first ever climbing rope :))
Have a blast on this route! It's definitely super good!!! The off ramp bail option is also really good, I led those pitches in heavy rain with no problem haha Sep 11, 2022