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Flight of the Monarch

Name: Flight of the Monarch
Rating: 1.9

5.10a YDS 6a French 18 Ewbanks VI+ UIAA 18 ZA E1 5a British

Routes in Far Side

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	5.6 Crack S 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	666 S 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	[Redacted] S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	[Redacted] S 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	A.W.E.S.O.M.- O 4000 S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Abracadabra S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Ahkenaten S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Anselmo Power S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Arblow Hard S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Arthur's Lip Service S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Big Lizard In My Backyard S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Black is Beautiful S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Blackshirts S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Centurion S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Chomping at the Bit S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Creepy Ass Cracker S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Crow's Nest S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Crush of Love, The S 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Cry of Love, The S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Detachable Pillar Arete S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Diamarrhia Fullenkrap S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Don't Worry, Baby S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Eh, Nice Route S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	El Lagarto S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Elvis is Everywhere S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Exorcist S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Facing the Animal S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Far Side's Trad Route T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	First Class Tickets to The Resurrection S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Flakeus Maximus S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Flakeus Minimus S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Flight of the Monarch S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Flight of the Monarch (to be deleted) S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Flying High Again S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Get Your Wings S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Gila S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Hume's Horror S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	I Can Smell Your Thoughts S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Iguana Breath S 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	In the Region of the Butterfly Pump S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Induction Oven S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Kidz Bop Crack T,TR 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Lizard King, The S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Lizard of Oz S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Lizard With a View S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Lord of the Warlocks S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Lounge Lizard S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Mardi Gras S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Mary Iguana S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Mental Hopscotch S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Not For Girly Men S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	One Ton Son S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Pack Mule S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Party Hardy Tardy Marty S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Portable Airplane (aka Robbin' the Hood) S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Ragged Ass Tinkering Cow Thieves S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	RAMMESES S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	S.L.I.M.F.A.S.T. S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Schindler's Pissed S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	SETI S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Shelfie S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	So Emotional S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Sympathy For The Devil S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Thick as Thieves S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Three Holes Make A Face S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	To the Max Von Sydow S 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Too Many Notes, Your Majesty S 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Tunnel Vision S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Unknown 5.7 T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Unknown 5.8 T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Unknown 7 T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Velociraptor S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Wedgie S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Well Hung S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Wir Sind Die Größten S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	You Can't Handle The Truth S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Zu den händen von Herrn Wiesenthal S 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
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Type:	Sport, 65 ft (20 m)
FA:	Mark Van Horn et al., 1988, re-equipped by Michael and Rachel McGee, 2015
Page Views:	1,589 total · 14/month
Shared By:	MJM on Mar 25, 2016 · Updates
Admins:	Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

The 1st submission's description:

Climb the short crack past C1 to a stance. Gain the big pocketed face past C2 through C5.

Continue on steepening rock on good reachy holds to C6. There is bulgy rock on good but reachy and hard to locate holds past C7. An exciting finish to the reachy anchors awaits you.

Per Aaron Brown: begin in the lower corner underneath the arete to the right of Creepy Ass Cracker. The first bolt is just out of reach from standing on the ground. You can easily walk around the ledge and clip the first bolt without a stickclip.

Eds. This is a combination of 2 submissions of the same route onto the 1st submission's page to avoid duplication and confusion.

Location

The first submission's location:

Start just right of Creepy Ass Cracker.

Per Aaron Brown: it is in the Dragon's Lair near the big, right-leaning pillar/cave system. The belay is in a small corner.

Protection & Vitals

7 clips to chained anchors.

This is a shady, north-facing route.

This route is also known in previous guidebooks as "Flight of the Monarch." FA: Mark Van Horn.

When we first spotted this route in 1997, this route was an old school route with 2 bolts. A runout of 30 feet off the deck to C1 and two slinged anchors. So we thought originally that the person that bolted this abandoned it and #2 - that some one would be seriously injured on this mixed/sport route.

We spent two days on this route cleaning and bolting it to put it into its current state. We hope you enjoy our hard work to up date this well outdated climb.