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Nirvana

5.13a, Sport,  Avg: 4 from 2 votes
FA: Jd Leblanc
International > N America > Canada > Alberta > Bow Valley > Bataan > Eyes of Bataan

Description

Pull through the choss band on epoxy stabilized buckets (no more tat ladder) to the immaculate blue streak. A few bolts of pumpy climbing on good holds gets you to a mid-height super bucket. Rest up, boulder over the bulge and finish out one final section of compression to a hero throw. All that's left is the best 8 meters of 5.6 in the Bow Valley!

Location

There is a prominent ledge under the left eye (seen from the left, the right eye is sort of around the corner); on the left end of this ledge there is a choss column that separates a small overhang from the ledge with a bolt line going up it (24 FPS, Truckasaurus, Vishnu, Lakshmi). A few meters left of this choss pillar, look for glue in bolts going up a light blue streak, this is Nirvana.

Protection

8 bolts (clip the lowest glue-in to keep the rope out of the way around the second bolt). Fixed anchor with biners