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Take Back The Rainbow

Name: Take Back The Rainbow
Rating: 2.3

5.10b/c YDS 6b French 20 Ewbanks VII UIAA 20 ZA E2 5b British

Routes in The Confluence

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	Baby Wipe Slab T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13
	Battered Wright, The T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Better Safe than Sorry T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Bonsai Slab T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Crimson King T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Farsen-Larr (extension to The Larsen-Farr), The T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Fecal Impaction S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Ghetto Booty T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Greatest and Best Pitch In The World, The T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Gunswinger T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Hors d'oeuvre T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	I'm No Sports Climber T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Junk in the Trunk T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Larsen-Farr, The T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Qi Wah Wah T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Salty Dog Arete T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Smashmouth T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Suppository T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Take Back The Rainbow T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Tribute S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b

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Type:	Trad, 900 ft (273 m), 8 pitches, Grade III
GPS:	37.21192, -112.97002
FA:	Joe french, Bryan Bird
Page Views:	3,719 total · 26/month
Shared By:	Danger-Russ Gordon on Apr 4, 2014
Admins:	Fallon Rowe, Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane, Nathan Fisher Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures ***** RAIN AND WET ROCK ***** The sandstone in Zion is fragile and is very easily damaged when it is wet. Holds rip off and climbs have been and will continue to be permanently damaged due to climbers not respecting this phenomenon. After a heavy storm the rock will remain wet, sometimes for several days. PLEASE DO NOT CLIMB IN ZION during or after rain. A good rule of thumb is that if the ground near your climb is at all damp (and not powdery dry sand), then do not climb. There are many alternatives (limestone, granite, basalt, and plastic) nearby. Seasonal Raptor Closures Details

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Description

Excellent route!! tons of fun mostly easy climbing, an awesome summit, and a bit of bush whacking to complete this Zion adventure.

3 parts worth mentioning:

- pitch 2 has decent holds but often deep, and its in almost a chimney at times, it really sucks for the 2nd if they have a pack, try to go light and fast, we averaged 30 mins per pitch on the first go with out trying to hard.

- The physical crux for us was the start of pitch 5, thruth fest small roof with bad feet unless you can stem very well. the pro is only ok there

- Mental crux was the last pitch, solid 5.9 moves with what i felt was almost pg-13 pro. I had to ooze in and out of a chimney to get some sort of pro, i guess you could take a large big bro or something...

The summit at the bridge mountain arch (aka Crawford arch) is all worth it!!

Location

Starts right next to smash-mouth. take the normal path to confluence, and keep going around the corner until you see the big roof.

Protection

a set of double BD cams from .3 - 3, a 4 and a 5 is all you should need. Stoppers if you want, we did not use any, and we took a few triples we never needed, and I would not consider myself overly bold. bring a few extra slings, and a few alpine draws.