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Independence

Name: Independence
Rating: 2.6

5.10b YDS 6a+ French 19 Ewbanks VII- UIAA 19 ZA E2 5b British

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	Chemical Dependence S 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Heinous Cling S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Independence T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Silver Queen S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
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Type:	Trad, 80 ft (24 m)
GPS:	39.0726, -106.4513
FA:	Lance Hadfield, Jennie Garcia, '94
Page Views:	1,490 total · 16/month
Shared By:	Wes Peterson on Apr 10, 2019
Admins:	Alvaro Arnal, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC Page Updates (admin only)

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Climbs Iron Stone Wall

From the far right side of the ledge atop Boulder Wall, look up, and locate a short mini dihedral with a solid crack for pro turning to face w/ bolts. Move fairly straight up a cracked mini dihedral system that accepts gear nicely. It's good, solid rock, and (as is common for Monitor) sometimes the cracks hide until you move up on them and then they appear. It's good fun. Placing gear and heading for the bolts, then clip the bolts, and before you know it, your Independence ends on Heinous Ledge with a two bolt anchor. Do a single rope rappel to the starting ledge or a double rope rappel to ground, or move left on the ledge 10' and look up, you're at the start of Heinous Cling (11c), the black arch. Of course Fearless(11c) is to the right.

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Independence (10b) starts atop Boulder Wall and climbs Iron Stone (use the same start ledge as for Silver Queen (10b)). Begin 2' left of Chemical Dependence (11a) on the far right side of the ledge. This ledge has multiple access options. A quick access from the ground is The Ramp (5.7) crack, to the right of Livin' On The Edge (12a) on Boulder Wall. In doing The Ramp (5.7), a climber can reach the anchors atop Independence while easily belayed from the ground. It is 140' from the ground to the anchors.