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All Purpose Duck

5.11c, Trad,  Avg: 2.5 from 2 votes
FA: unknown
Washington > Central-W Casca… > Skykomish Valley > Index > Lower Town Wall > Roger's Corner Area

Description

This route has been obscured and neglected but it actually has really fun climbing and has some wild moves. Essentially it is a couple of unnamed variations to Snow White that are cobbled together and given a name.

Starting slightly uphill from the regular Snow White start climb up scruffy rock and traverse right to a bolt (probably worthless unless it has been replaced) on an arête. (In picture bolt should be below the bolt notation) Traverse right along a horizontal break and join Snow White. The crux (11c) comes next and is a big crank to a jug. Continue up a couple of moves until it is possible to follow a right trending crack to join p2 of Princely Ambitions. The crack turns into an arching corner and the moves here are really fun lay backing the edge of the corner stepping into p2 of Princely Ambitions which is followed to the belay.

Location

See above

Protection

Standard Rack

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Stig gles
Index
 
[Hide Comment] I think this climb would be better done by starting on Dwarf Tossing, then exiting to Princely via the layback. A new bolt there would be welcome. Jun 11, 2019
Darryl Cramer
Seattle
  5.11c
[Hide Comment] I agree but aren't the opening moves of Dwarf Tossing harder than .11c? Jun 11, 2019
Stig gles
Index
 
[Hide Comment] A bit, yeah. It's like a V4 boulder problem. Jun 11, 2019
Darryl Cramer
Seattle
  5.11c
[Hide Comment] I am not sure where the bolts were added but if its possible to A0 over the crux the rest of the route is worth doing and much easier. Jun 11, 2019