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Winkler's Bushwack

5.10a, Sport, 40 ft (12 m),  Avg: 2.6 from 49 votes
FA: Pat Thompson, Mike W. 2015
New York > Thacher SP > Hailes Cave South > Mahican Wall

Description

The climb follows the blunt, sloping, right-hand arete.

Location

From the obvious corner of Tossin Ze Chossin, Winkler's Bushwack is the rightmost line of bolts on the right face.

Protection

Belay bolt and chain anchor.

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Alise on the tricky start, about to make her way out to the arete.
[Hide Photo] Alise on the tricky start, about to make her way out to the arete.
Looking up Winkler's Bushwhack at the Mahican Section
[Hide Photo] Looking up Winkler's Bushwhack at the Mahican Section

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Nathaniel Ward
Winston-Salem, NC
  5.10-
[Hide Comment] The arete is a neat feature, which makes up for the scary looseness around the corner. Thanks and respect to whoever cleaned this route because it must have been a ton of work! Seems like traffic will continue to clean it up, but definitely have your belayer wear a helmet, lots of loose rock. There are some fun moves and a variety of hold types on the route, which is really cool. The bolts are safe and well spaced, and it was wise to keep them to the left in the better quality rock. The further right you go, the easier it gets, for sure, but riding the arete fairly directly 5.10-seems about right. Jun 14, 2019
Gunkiemike
[Hide Comment] The consensus of our little group today was that the crux isn't any move down low, rather it's fighting the pump through the entire second half of the route. Hardest of the 3 "10a" routes we did today. Jul 9, 2019
Slartibartfast
New York
 
[Hide Comment] Fun moves. Would be three stars if there was less loose rock. Belayer should wear a helmet. Oct 14, 2023