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5.10a, Trad, 150 ft (45 m),  Avg: 1 from 1 vote
FA: Clark Jacobs, Troy Martin & John Edgar, 1977
California > Tahquitz & Suic… > Tahquitz Rock > (b) N Face

Description

Once again, I, your glutton for punishment have climbed an obscure forgotten route so that you don't have to.

This stars on a small face left of North East Face West with two bolts about 4 feet apart. I couldn't get through to the second bolt so I started a dozen feet right on some thin cracks that were quite fun. Then threaded my way between some bushes up to a third bolt (1/4), then up some easy slab past two more bolts to join up with North East Face West.

Location

Left of North East Face West.

Protection

Rack.

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The alt start slightly to the right of the 2 bolts. 10a
[Hide Photo] The alt start slightly to the right of the 2 bolts. 10a

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Tradiban
  5.10a
[Hide Comment] Half a topo and little info in the Gaines+Vogel book. Gets 10a in the book but I think the initial slab must be harder. The cracks I took to start were 10a though. Sep 19, 2016