Type: | Trad, 4 pitches, Grade II |
FA: | Joe French and Bryan Bird |
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Shared By: | skeers on Sep 4, 2011 · Updates |
Admins: | Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane |
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Description
P1- 5.9, that starts with nice hand crack for 20 feet, up through twin hand cracks to nice ledge leading under a large boulder. anchors on top of large boulder. 3 bolt anchor with webbing
P2- 5.10 This is by far the crux pitch of the climb, and starts with fingers and ends with tight fists. (more of a arm jam) This is the endurance pitch and has small and sloppy feet, with one good rest.
P3- 5.10-. This was by far my favorite pitch. Pull a small roof out of a chimney right off the belay into a ever tightening chimney for approx 40-50 feet. The chimney accepts good pro towards the back. once you leave the chimney you come to a one bolt face climb which leads into a finger crack to the right or you can traverse the face back into a # 4-5 off width up to good 3 bolt anchor with webbing.
P4- 5.8 Climb the right crack with fingers and hands to an OW for about 12 feet. #4.5 and #5 protect this. Continue through a brief bulge and finish up the well protected slab to the 2 bolt anchor on on the right on a ledge, 30m
see Zion climbing guide by Bryan Bird for topo pg. 172
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