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Zig Zag

Name: Zig Zag
Rating: 3.7

5.10+ YDS 6b+ French 21 Ewbanks VII+ UIAA 20 ZA E3 5b British C1

Routes in Golden Arches

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	Hang Nine T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Lazy Boy Ledge T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Zig Zag T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b C1

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Type:	Trad, Aid, 150 ft (45 m)
GPS:	36.43625, -118.76148
FA:	Larry Z. and Dan D.
Page Views:	736 total · 9/month
Shared By:	Chad Namolik on May 18, 2019
Admins:	Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

Thin cracks on a slab, to a hand crack, the climbing is long, sustained and very fun. Easiest way up is free climbing most at 5.10, along with a few bits of aid, you could A0 tension traverse off the first bolt on the reachy crack switch & higher up a few sections of C1 off small cams and nuts keep it interesting. Probably goes totally free at 5.11a/b or harder.

Getting off is a 2 rope rap from chains up near The Ear and Aces High. With one rope, you could traverse the ledge right and rap Four Kings.

Location

The Golden Arches is a large gully type feature loaded with nice looking cracks such as Hang Nine and The Dragon. These require a scramble up the dirty gully, which has 5.6 moves.

Zig Zag is located BEFORE this scramble, look for lead bolts on the big slab on the right.

Protection

10-12 quickdraws & alpine draws, doubles 0.1” - 2”; triples 0.1” - 0.4” and three 1” cams to sew it up. To aid it and keep it 5.10+, you’ll definitely need the triples along with small/med nuts. Two 60’s to rap route or with one 60, traverse ledge right and rap Four Kings.