Fool's Gold
5.9+ YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA E1 5a British PG13
| Type: | Trad, 100 ft (30 m) |
| GPS: | 47.81962, -121.56921 |
| FA: | Don Brooks and Chris Syrjala |
| Page Views: | 1,607 total · 10/month |
| Shared By: | jdberndt on Apr 22, 2012 · Updates |
| Admins: | Jon Nelson, Zachary Winters, Mitchell McAuslan |
Description
This is a good alternative to approach the first anchor of the GM route if the bottom is wet. Varied climbing with an athletic finish. Start as for Heart of the Country on either side of the large detached flake (1 bolt on left side, #4 and 5 on the right). Sling the top of the flake and step right and up to the bolt. Clip another bolt and do a runout mantle to get to the base of the second detached flaked with rust-colored surface. Finally put in some good gear and shake out. Climb left side of flake with a couple of thin hand jams. Once at the top of flake, hand traverse 20ft right to the large ledge at the anchor for the GM route. Rating is height and lichen dependent.



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