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Abandon Sheep

5.10, Trad, 200 ft (61 m), 3 pitches,  Avg: 2 from 2 votes
FA: Greg Troutman, Jack Clark Spring 2019
Utah > S Central Utah > San Rafael Swell > San Rafael Swel… > Buckhorn Wash > Upper Buckhorn > Bighorn Buttress

Description

A 200ft left facing corner.

P1: 5.9 Start on the handcrack ramp. Build a belay on top of the ledge. ( #.75s )
P2: 5.10 Climb up the thin hands to hands crack to a belay ledge. 5.10
P3: 5.10 Continue up the corner crack system to an arching loose finish.

Rap with 2x 60m ropes

Location

Obvious left facing corner. See photo

Protection

(2x) to #4, (3x) .75 - #1, (1x) #4 & #5 ...I think

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Jack Clark on P3 of the FA.
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Looking up P3
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Matt Simon
Black Rock City
  5.10
[Hide Comment] This is a great climb - get on it! Greg's pitch grades are spot on.

Have lots of beta - PM if you want the spraydown. Only thing I'll mention here: save a #3 or #4 for the P2 belay anchor, otherwise you'll have the pleasure of building an anchor exclusively in the tiny pod on the face - it's a better than average pod but you might not be too stoked.

Also, the run from the #5 placement on P3 up through the exit move was extremely exciting and fun - yeehaw! Jun 8, 2020