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Panic!

5.11a, Sport, Alpine, 80 ft (24 m),  Avg: 3.5 from 11 votes
FA: "WL, May 2019"
Wyoming > Cody > Island Area > Island

Description

A long fun pumpy route that bears big side pulls, a couple gastons, and a little bit of panic. I suggest stick clipping the second bolt, hanging a long draw on the third, and climbing left of the bolts until the top slab. Start with very tricky climbing on the basalt, cop a rest above the mini roof, then maintain the pump as you head up the sustained climbing in the angled crack. At the slab use left facing side pulls to first climb right (rest here on a small ledge if you need) then climb left and up to clip mussy hooks.

Location

Furthest right route on the North East face of The Island feature. Route to the right of Big Ben. Walk up the lower belay platforms right and scramble left to the ledge held up by the retaining wall. Please be careful not to damage the ledges.

Protection

13 Bolts, 15 draws, Mussy Hooks

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North East side platforms as of 2019. Panic's platform is the small ledge in blue above Big Ben's ledge. You may have to kick loose rock away to find the nice flat basalt spot as the rock from above sifts down.
[Hide Photo] North East side platforms as of 2019. Panic's platform is the small ledge in blue above Big Ben's ledge. You may have to kick loose rock away to find the nice flat basalt spot as the rock from abov…