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Ride the Lightning
5.10c YDS 6b French 20 Ewbanks VII UIAA 20 ZA E2 5b British
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Routes in (a) Beetle Bailey Slab
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36 Volts to Anywhere T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Anthropocene, The S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Argentinosaurus S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Beetle Bailey P1 T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Beetle Bailey P2 T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Behind the Tombstone S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Cupcake T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Drunken Master S 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c |
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Everything Hertz T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Flying Salamanders (Full) S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Flying Salamanders (Short) S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Hedge Trimmer T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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Index Archeology T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Kiss the Sky S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a |
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Larry’s Gaily Colored Lycra T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Master Wong (Short) S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Master Wong’s Super Sad Day S 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b |
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Metal T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Racer X S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Ride the Lightning T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Rope Eating Mice T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b |
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Smilodon Fatalis S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Tiny Dancer S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Tommy Dutra Memorial Route S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a |
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Tommy Dutra Memorial Route (short) T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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War on Dougs S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Your Brain on Dougs S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
| Type: | Trad, 300 ft (91 m), 4 pitches |
| FA: | P1 A. Wood, D. Taylor P2 D. Taylor, G. Shank P3/4 FA A. Wood, J. Mack, S. McAmis |
| Page Views: | 6,846 total · 159/month |
| Shared By: | Adam Wood on Sep 9, 2019 |
| Admins: | Jon Nelson, Micah Klesick, Z Winters |
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Description
This is why you started rock climbing. Inspiring roofs, slabs, traverses and exposure rolled into four very different moderate pitches. Everything to test the new 5.10 leader.
P1 Climb “Behind the Tomb Stone. 5.9
P2 “Rope Eating Mice” Bolts and a couple finger to tight hand size gear placements. Face moves to start into expanding flakes and a high crux. Stop at the first set of anchors NOT the high set of rap rings. 10a/b
P3 “ From the lower belay, make an easy traverse right, up a ramp with optional gear, aiming for an obvious low bolt on an exposed Arete (5.6) At the bolt match low then make an exposed karate kick to good feet and slap out right to a jug. Follow bolts up exposed terrain minding your feet with a few reachy moves. 10c
P4 This pitch can be seen from the pullout by the river. It’s a fantastic clip up on slabby mantles, high steps and a memorable foot traverse with extraordinary views of Mt Index and the river singing in the background. 10a
The FA team completed the route sans headlamp during an end of season lightning storm 2019.
Location
From the base of Beetle Bailey Slab, you will see a large triangular headstone driven into the duff. Locate “Behind the Tomb Stone” and go for it!
Update: Stay RIGHT at each belay.
At the top of P1 going hard left will send you onto “Tiny Dancer” this is a fantastic fully bolted alternative to “Rope eating Mice” but much better approached from “Index Archeology” From the top of P2 stay hard right out the arete. Going left takes you onto “Kiss the Sky” which does link into the base of P4. (An awesome variation for the 11b climber)
Descent:
70 M ROPE!!!! Lower from the 4th to 3rd pitch. Make a long free hanging rap from the top of the 3rd pitch to the anchors atop “Behind the Tomb Stone”
Gear:
12 quick draws single rack to 1inch, 70 meter ropeP1 Bolts 5.9+
P2 0.75, 1 and 0.3 Camelot, Bolts 10a/b
p3 Bolts 10c
p4. Bolts 10a
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