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Close Encounters (of the bird kind)
5.10d,
Sport, 80 ft (24 m),
Avg: 3.2 from 24
votes
FA: Jerry Dodrill, Eric Berghorn
California
> San Francisco B…
> Wine Country/No…
> Mt St Helena
> Satellite Rocks
> Hailstone Rock
Description
Starts off by climbing an exposed bouldery section onto a ledge and a small stemming corner. After clipping a couple of bolts move left out of the corner into a steep section. Here the crux is a sustained series of somewhat ponderous moves up and into a second corner system and a rest. The climbing is sustained and steep above the crux on rock that's very granite-like. The angle eases off before the anchor is reached, near the site of occasional bird encounters.
Location
Belay on a flat ledge behind an obvious shady tree. Shares start with the climb "Hail Fire".
Protection
7 bolts to Chain Anchor
Saint Helena, CA
Feels like high country granite climbing, with a pocket or two thrown in. Dec 30, 2018