Life on the Mississippi
5.9 YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA HVS 5a British A3
Type: | Trad, Aid, 40 ft (12 m) |
FA: | Blake Wold, solo Sept. '16 |
Page Views: | 724 total · 9/month |
Shared By: | Blake Wold on Oct 9, 2016 |
Admins: | Jon Nelson, Micah Klesick, Z Winters |
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Peregrine falcons select nest sites on cliffs in the Upper Skagit Valley, including the Climbing Management Areas of Newhalem West (Ryan’s Wall) and Newhalem East. As required in the NPS Superintendent’s Compendium, these areas will be closed to all public from March 1st to July 15th of each year, or until the young falcons have fledged or NPS staff have determined that nesting will not occur on a specific wall during this period. Access Fund, Washington Climbers Coalition and NPS partner on a volunteer raptor monitoring program to determine nesting activity. Contact the NPS and/or WCC for updates.
Description
A surprisingly strenuous and involved pitch for its length. Bust a 5.9 mantle move off the deck to reach the first bolt. The Crux comes immediately after and involves thin, reachy, beaking with ground fall potential, heads up. Post crux, the climbing becomes safer but still strenuous. Watch for loose blocks near the end of the crack. Make a disgusting free move through moss and mud to surmount the overhang. anchor is the large cedar 25 ft up and right, don't slip. Or walk off past the tree.
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