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Linda's Route

Name: Linda's Route
Rating: 2.7

5.9+ YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA E1 5a British

Routes in Frigid Air Buttress

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	Blue Bunny T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Burlesque T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Dear Diary T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b R
	Frigid Air Buttress T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Linda's Route T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Middle Earth T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Tookish Instincts T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a

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Type:	Trad, 1000 ft (303 m), 8 pitches
GPS:	36.14396, -115.49249
FA:	Linda Marks, Joe Herbst, Nanouk Borche, Matt McMacken. 1978
Page Views:	2,315 total · 18/month
Shared By:	dave Hause on May 31, 2015 · Updates
Admins:	Luke EF, Larry DeAngelo, Justin Johnsen Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: IMPORTANT notes on Wet Rock and Human Waste Details

WET ROCK: The sandstone in Red Rocks 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 RED ROCKS DURING OR AFTER RAIN. A good rule of thumb is that if the ground near your climb is at all damp (and not powdery bone-dry sand), then do not climb. There are many alternatives (limestone, granite, basalt, and plastic) nearby.

HUMAN WASTE: Human waste is a major issue plaguing the area. The Southern Nevada Climbers Coalition (SNCC) works to provide "wag bags" free of charge in several locations: Black Velvet Canyon, The Hamlet, Kraft Mountain Area, The Gallery, and The Black Corridor. These bags are designed so that you can pack your waste out. Consider bringing one to be part of your daily kit no matter where you go. Once used, please dispose of them properly. Do not throw them in the toilets at the parking areas.

See https://www.southernnevadaclimbers.org/wag-bags for more information on the program.

Description

Follow the line to the right of Frigid Air Buttress eventually sharing the last pitch of that route.

P1: 5.8, 70m beginning at a short face to the crack mentioned in the description above to a bushy ledge. There is definitely some vegetation and moss at the top of the pitch. Belay at the oak trees at the base of the chimney.
P2: 5.8, 65m. From the oak tree, climb up the squeezy chimney and then into a narrower crack system. The ramp to the chimney and the bottom of the chimney protect poorly.
P3: 5.7, 40m. Follow a vegetated corner system into a roof and step right onto the featured face. Easy face climbing up to a very large treed ledge.
P4: 5.9, 70m. Shift the belay to the base of the large clean chimney just left of the impossible right sweeping crescent crack. Stem and body chimney about half a pitch to some face climbing and into a corner system to the base of the final pitch of Frigidaire Buttress. Gear larger than a #4 likely won't help protect the chimney. Belay at a treed ledge at the base of the final pitch.
P5: 5.9+. From the treed ledge, climb up a 5.7 face to the base of the hand then finger crack. The crux is perhaps 30' up the crack where it briefly narrows to a short shallow off fingers section. Rattle or lieback this finger crack past the crux. After that short section, the difficulty eases up considerably. After the crack ends, climb a short unprotected face (5.7) above a gully to belay at boulders and trees below the final scramble pitch