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Underbelly
5.9 YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA HVS 5a British R
Avg: 2.7 from 3
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Routes in Lizardhead Cove
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Chuckwalla T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Underbelly T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R |
| Type: | Trad, 230 ft (70 m), 2 pitches |
| GPS: | 34.88333, -111.81732 |
| FA: | Derek Field, Alan Ponce, James Moxley (Jan 2017) |
| Page Views: | 1,318 total · 12/month |
| Shared By: | Derek Field on Feb 21, 2017 |
| Admins: | Greg Opland, Brian Boyd, JJ Schlick, Kemper Brightman, Luke Bertelsen |
Description
Underbelly is a variation to the second pitch of Chuckwalla. It's the obvious left-arcing, left-facing flake that overlaps the center of the wall. The first ascent was completed during a torrential thunderstorm, during which the underside of the flake stayed remarkably dry.
Pitch 1: Limestone traverse (5.8, 80 feet)- see Chuckwalla.
Pitch 2: Slab up and right off the belay (don't fall) to the base of the incipient crack system. Place a couple nuts/TCUs and pull the one-move-wonder crux. Cruise the left-arching flake with a luxurious rippled slab for your feet. Near the top, step right into a low-angle fingertips dihedral. Finish at a two-bolt chain anchor on deluxe vista ledge. (5.9 R, 80 feet)
optional Pitch 3: Don't pass this up! Interesting seam to steep handcrack. (5.10, 70 feet) - see Chuckwalla.
Rappel the route with one 60m rope.
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