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Tennessee Wall (P1: Tennessee Strings)

Name: Tennessee Wall (P1: Tennessee Strings)
Rating: 3.8

5.12b YDS 7b French 26 Ewbanks VIII+ UIAA 26 ZA E5 6b British

Routes in The Cookie Cliff

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	Aftershock T,TR 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	America's Cup T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b PG13
	Anathema T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Banana Dreams T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Beverly's Tower T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Butterballs T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Butterfingers T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Catchy T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Catchy Corner T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Chicken Delight TR 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Chips Ahoy S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Cleft, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Coffin Nail S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Cookie Cutter S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Cookie Left Side T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Cookie Monster S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Cookie-Center, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Cookie-Right, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Crack-a-Go-Go T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13
	Dynamite Crack V0+ 4+
	Elevator Shaft, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Enema, The T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Enigma, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Girls Just Want To Have Fun S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Hardd T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
	Jardine's Hand T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Meat Grinder T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Orangutan Arch T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Outer Limits T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Pringles S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Red Zinger T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Renegade, The T 5.13b/c 8a+ 29 X- 30 E7 6c
	Stigma, The T A3
	Tennessee Wall (P1: Tennessee Strings) T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Twilight Zone T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Twinkie T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Vendetta T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Void Continuation T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
	Void, The T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Waverly Wafer T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Wheat Thin T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b

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Type:	Trad, 250 ft (76 m), 3 pitches
GPS:	37.71772, -119.71881
FA:	Cayde Lloyd, Rob Robinson (P1) // Travis Heidepriem, Mark Westerberg (P2 & P3 ~ 1/2018)
Page Views:	3,681 total · 38/month
Shared By:	tallmark515 on Jan 29, 2018 · Updates
Admins:	Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

In January of 2018, the existing route “Tennessee Strings” was cleaned and the anchor bolts were modernized. Pitches 2 and 3 were established shortly thereafter.

P1 “Tennessee Strings” (12a, 50’) The original route put up by Rob Robinson and Cade Loyd. This pitch gave passage to the later established pitches. What this pitch may lack in length, it makes up for in quality. Technical and powerful tiptoeing around a thin crack. Liebacks, side-pulls, crimps, and a few finger-locks! Vertical ballet!!

P2 “Tennessee Wall” (12b, 65’) Clip a bolt and make an awkward arm-bar move into a squeeze chimney (5.10), continue up the face above the flake/chimney past another 5 bolts to a pumpy and balancy crux section (12b) protected by 2 additional bolts. At the stance above the last bolt, gear (BD .4-.75) protects the final tricky moves up the short crack to the next anchor (8 bolts). Link p1 and p2 for “The Heidepriem Connection”.

P3 “Tennessee Wall” (10a, 100’) The crux move (10a) comes off the ledge at the first bolt. Continue to traverse left and climb up cool low-angle face features clipping more bolts to a roof. Plug-in some finger size pieces on the roof and traverse right to a dirty blocky ramp and a manzanita tree anchor at the top. (6 bolts)

Location

30 feet to the left of Hardd and about 10 feet left from a very thin crack/seam (Coffin Nail). Start from the ashes of a dead tree. With a little reach it may be possible to place gear from the angled trunk of a nearby tree, this will will protect the opening moves.

Protection

Can be sewn up with small gear. Bring a double set of alloy offset nuts from medium sized alloy (red, blue, yellow) through small offset brass (and or DMM Peanuts). A single set of Mastercams from white through yellow, extra blue. Mastercams seems to work better than other brands, C3s also work well. 8 quickdraws for bolts on second and third pitches.