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October Sky

5.13a, Sport, 100 ft (30 m),  Avg: 3 from 1 vote
FA: John Hennings, 2006
Wyoming > Lander Area > Sinks Canyon > Granite > Joint

Description

Begin with Kilodeer (.10a) and then move left to climb an overhanging crack leading to the vertiginous arete. Lots of 5.11 climbing to begin with zigzagging crack climbing, hand jams, fist jams, and some strange arete trickery culminating with one compression move and a good rest. Above there's a crux boulder problem in the angular roof system. steep, blocky, inobvious, and requires some body tension. closely bolted. kneebar oppurtunities.

Despite being tall it's not very sustained.

Location

On the left side of the Joint, this is the soaring reddish arete/roof system.

Protection

Lots of bolts. Knot the end of a 60 or bring a 70m rope.

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The roof line just left of the arete is October Sky, 13a?
[Hide Photo] The roof line just left of the arete is October Sky, 13a?