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Going Commando

Name: Going Commando
Rating: 3.8

5.10- YDS 6a French 18 Ewbanks VI+ UIAA 18 ZA E1 5a British R

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	Going Commando T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
	Liquid Potatoes T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	Zesty Testes T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13

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Type:	Trad, Alpine, 700 ft (212 m), 4 pitches
GPS:	60.00684, -149.27941
FA:	September 2018 - Raven (aka Samuel) Johnson and Ian Colegrove
Page Views:	1,610 total · 19/month
Shared By:	Raven Johnson on Sep 18, 2019 · Updates
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Description

P1 - 5.7 R: Traditionally protected slab with occasional gear in overlaps and left facing corner. If the corner is wet, move left and wander up the slab to its side. 65m. 2 bolt belay.

P2 - 5.8+ R: Traditionally protected slab climbs up past a large runout on good holds (1 bolt) and then trends left under a large roof, with gear in the overlap. 55m. 2 bolt belay.

P3 - 5.10- R: Find a large cam placement and make a committing rockup move past the left edge of the roof to the right onto a slab with good feet and minimal handholds. Clip a bolt and then run it out up a steep wall of perfect incut holds to an overlap with opportunity for small gear, continuing up high quality positive face climbing with sparse but decent gear to the belay. 35m. 2 bolt belay.

P4 - 5.8+/9-: Fire directly for the top of the cliff on great incut holds with generally good gear to the top of the cliff. 60m. 2 bolt belay.

If you wish, scramble to the top of the tower and walk off right or just rap the route, 4 bolted belays with rap rings.

Location

Approach waterfall tower as per area instructions.Scramble up a 30m slab to a ring bolt at the base of the first pitch just left of the prominent dihedral. Routeline is in red in the picture.

Protection

Trad. Spaced gear a la grit style, see rack recommendations for Waterfall Tower. 70m ropes required, half ropes recommended. 1 protection bolt on pitch two and one on pitch three. Belays are bolted.