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Waiting for Ben

Name: Waiting for Ben
Rating: 1.8

5.5 YDS 4b French 13 Ewbanks IV+ UIAA 11 ZA MS 4a British R

Routes in Hickory Nutcracker Area

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	Big Sister Aida T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a PG13
	Bombay Corner T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	For What It's Worth S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Hickory Nutcracker T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Seven and Seven S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13
	Stick 'Em Up T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Waiting for Ben T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a R

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Type:	Trad, 220 ft (67 m), 2 pitches
GPS:	35.45275, -82.21895
FA:	Patrick Weaver, Rodney Lanier
Page Views:	795 total · 9/month
Shared By:	Ben Townsend on Apr 11, 2019
Admins:	Ky Bishop, Steve Lineberry, Aaron Parlier Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

P1: Up past the crystal pocket and trend left to a bolt. Continue up to a second bolt (passing a very hollow and loose flake), then trend up right to the anchor. (100')

P2: Up and left to a bolt, straight up to a second bolt, then up right to an overlap with an obvious flake. Climb the flake to a ledge, step right to a bolted anchor. (120')

Rappel 115' straight down to the top of P1, then 100' to the ground. A single 70m just barely makes the first rappel; consider tying knots in the ends.

Location

Follow the trail up left from the Flakeview area, arriving at the base of a large, low-angle slab. (You will pass a smaller slab with an overhang about 40' up -- keep going.) This climb begins at a little mini-slab leading to a ledge about 10' up; a crystal-lined pocket is just above the ledge.