Type: Trad, 350 ft (106 m), 5 pitches
FA: Ranjit Shinde, Indranil Khurangale, Rohan Desai through GiriPremi
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Shared By: Prem Khilari on Nov 30, 2017
Admins: Gokul G, Sandeep Bhagyawant, Gunkswest

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Description Suggest change

All the crux moves on the route are protected by bolts.

The first pitch starts with a traverse and then goes straight up. About 5.12a/b.  The distance between the last and second to last bolt on the 1st pitch is around 20 ft. And the crack in which one can place a #0.75 BD cam is close to the last bolt. So if one takes a whipper from there, will come down 30ft. 

The second pitch has long runouts and is around 5.10b/c.

3rd pitch has the same story as the 2nd - runout 5.10.

4th pitch includes a hard bouldery V6 move.

5th pitch has an open book and goes around 5.11b.

The runouts on certain sections of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th pitches are about 10-15 feet.

Location Suggest change

The route is on a Pinnacle named Duke's Nose near Kuruvande village in Lonavla. Kuruvande is 8 km from Lonavla. The approach from Kuruvande is a 30min hike. The route starts from just beside the start of the traditional route on Duke's Nose.

Protection Suggest change

The route is optimally bolted. BD cams in the range #0.5 to #3 can be used throughout. Also, the belay ledges each have two bolts. No need to rappel, one can top-out and hike down to where one started.

1st pitch has 5-6 bolts, 1 gear placement before the last bolt.

2nd has 3 bolts and opportunity for 2 gear placements.

3rd pitch 4-5 bolts with lots of opportunities for gear placements.

4th pitch 3 bolts.

5th pitch 4 bolts.

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