Vandals Took the Handle
5.11a YDS 6c French 22 Ewbanks VII+ UIAA 22 ZA E3 5c British
| Type: | Trad, Alpine, 350 ft (106 m), 3 pitches, Grade II |
| GPS: | 40.527, -111.757 |
| FA: | Mike Friedrichs, James Garrett 1991 |
| Page Views: | 1,061 total · 9/month |
| Shared By: | JeffL on Jun 30, 2016 · Updates |
| Admins: | Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane, Nathan Fisher |
Description
Climb the first pitch of Thunder Crack to a bolted belay. It is possible to build a belay higher and to the right, probably better for the leader on P2.
Climb to the right, up the weakness through broken rock. The original route stayed in the corner to the right, we traversed left to the bolt, gaining the exposed arete. Continue up the arete to a nice stance and a 2 bolt belay.
P3 continues up the arete and face to a nice ledge. It is exposed and the protection comes when needed, but you can't sew it up.
3 raps down the bolted anchors. We had 2x60m ropes, 2x50m probably works. You can also scramble to the summit and take the same descent as Hyperform.



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