PRINT: Rock Climb Four Dead Aliens- to- Left Side of the Mitten, Sinks Canyon

Four Dead Aliens- to- Left Side of the Mitten

5.10+, Trad, 370 ft (112 m), 3 pitches, Grade II,

Avg: 2 from 1 vote
FA: 1984 - 1978
Wyoming > Lander Area > Sinks Canyon > Sandstone > Grade II Wall

Description

Link up of Four Dead Aliens and the Left Side of the Mitten, avoids the 1st and most unpleasant of 2 off-widths on Left Side of Mitten, by a 1 star tips crack, left facing corner and rattly escape. Then an off width, and the "thumb". Finish with an old bolted face. Big Time adventure for the grade, with burl, sand, and runout.

Location

The Mitten shaped pinnacle, middle of the Grade II Wall. NW aspect Sinks Canyon.

Protection

full sandstone trad rack with sling, 2 sets, thin to hand 1 large cam.

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Grade II Wall, The Mitten

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Jim Howe
Salt Lake City

Those star drive-ins in 1983 were uninspiring, (maybe they have been replaced when the Boxer was drilled.) But at least the nail won't rust (its aluminum) ! I remember the Original pitch 1 OW was indeed a thrash, May 19, 2023