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5.8, Trad, 70 ft (21 m),  Avg: 1.5 from 2 votes
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Washington > Central Region > Frenchman Coule… > Echo Basin > Sunshine Wall > (e) Near End (aka Twi…

Description

Loose face holds alleviate the need for real offwidth technique, but make sure one side of your harness is free of gear and be prepared to get squeezed. Your belayer better be wearing a helmet.

Location

The wide crack/chimney to the right/behind the column of Ride 'em Cowboy.

Protection

A couple big cams (only useful at the bottom), some slings for the sketchy chockstones, and a few finger size cams for a thin crack inside the top of the chimney. No bolted anchor but there is a big block that it is possible to rap from.

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[Hide Comment] Routes with rock more loose than the norm at Sunshine wall should have a belayer or bystander danger rating. b.X Apr 5, 2017
Geoff Georges
Seattle, WA
[Hide Comment] Rafe, that could apply to 90% of Vantage, belayer beware. Mar 29, 2018