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Urethra
5.8 YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 15 ZA HVS 4c British
Avg: 3 from 2
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Naptime T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Osprey Crack T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13 |
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Under My Skin S 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Urethra S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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YAP T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
| Type: | Sport, 250 ft, 2 pitches |
| FA: | unknown |
| Page Views: | 276 total · 12/month |
| Shared By: | Ney Grant on Jun 25, 2016 |
| Admins: | Aron Quiter, Lurker, M. Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer suchoski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes |
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Description
This enjoyable face climb goes straight up the middle of one of the main features of the dome. Not-a-penis. At 5.8 there is just enough friction to make it a pleasurable experience and the protection is adequate so you can enjoy the climax of the route without much worry. You can stop at the intermediate rap anchor/belay but if you are having fun it can be pretty darn hard to stop halfway.
Reno, NV
The pitches appear to be something like 32m and 43m. To rap with one 70m rope we had to use the anchor of "Under my Skin", followed by the mid station of this route. 3 raps total.
The top anchor of P2 seems unnecessarily high on low angle slab. If it was placed 35 meters above the P1 anchors the logistics would be much better.
Getting to the 1st bolt is a bit spicy, hence PG13. Sep 18, 2017
Pollock Pines, CA
In retrospect, we could have done it better. "Urethra" was already there in 2015 as a series of old 1/4" bolts and leper hangers. We don't know who did it. Two bolts were at the top. We didn't bother measuring, we just replaced what was there and picked a bolt lower to add another to for a belay.
I did want to go back and see how it works with one rope but never did.
Your suggestion of moving the top belay station down sounds good and if I'm out there doing any work with the drill I'll do that. Sep 18, 2017
Reno, NV
And I should have said above, it is a fun route! Sep 19, 2017