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Piece Out

5.9+, Sport, 170 ft (52 m), 2 pitches,  Avg: 3.3 from 36 votes
FA: unknown
New York > Adirondacks > K: Northern Region > Silver Lake > Potter Mtn Cliff

Description

pitch one 5.7-Climb the corner to a horizontal dike. Mantel the dike and continue up and left to a large sloping ledge.

pitch two 5.9+-This pitch is quite good with cruxy moves right off the ledge. Nice edges and good friction characterize the climbing. Follow the line of bolts for 100 feet to the shared anchor with Stop Making Sense. 100 foot rap.

Location

At the far left end of the Shangri-La area. Pitch one starts off the right end of a tree covered terrace to the left of Poker Face.

Protection

Draws
#1 camalot and yellow alien for p1

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Photo by Zoey Fiber
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Grace on the follow of P2
[Hide Photo] Grace on the follow of P2
Prime fall climbing.
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Brandon Morey leading up pitch 2
[Hide Photo] Brandon Morey leading up pitch 2

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Jim Lawyer

  5.10a
[Hide Comment] Pitch two is one of the finest pitches at Potter. Well, except for all the other super amazing pitches at Potter. Oct 21, 2013
Dom R
Estes Park, CO
  5.9
[Hide Comment] Easily one of my favorite pitches of off-vert in the park. Super super fun. just get on it, you will be pleased. The bolt spacing is great, one where you need it every time but just a touch of runout at the top to keep you on your toes a bit, as is necessary for an ADK classic. (the climbing is mad easy at the "runout" don't fret that I said that word) Sep 28, 2014
Liudmyla Iemelianova
  5.9+
[Hide Comment] The guidebook says “rappels with a single 60m rope which barely makes it.” “Barely” in this case means that you are missing 4-5m of the rope.
The last two bolts and the anchor are spaced significantly, I wish I had a cam (there is a horizontal crack for #1-2?) which would shorter potential nasty road rush fall.
The first pitch is easy, dirty, and isn't the best protected - I wouldn't recommend it for 5.7 leaders.
However, I would gladly climb it again. Oct 30, 2022