Fondue or Fondon't
5.10b YDS 6a+ French 19 Ewbanks VII- UIAA 19 ZA E2 5b British
| Type: | Sport, 45 ft (14 m) |
| GPS: | 43.89267, -122.67924 |
| FA: | Jordan Palamos 2020. equipped JDM |
| Page Views: | 1,651 total · 26/month |
| Shared By: | JD Merritt on Sep 21, 2020 |
| Admins: | JD Merritt, Nate Ball |
When a red fire hazard sign is posted, access is temporarily not allowed.
If you encounter logging personnel be courteous and follow any instructions. Access is a privilege.
Don't block the gate. Park well away from the corner/intersection on west boundary road, or in the two spots just right of the gate. (please see photo). Stay out during active logging operations, gate is often left open during these times.
Description
Steep and friendly swiss cheese pockets take you off the starting ledge, which is best gained from the left. At the 5th bolt doing a long reach, stemming, or working the arete to the left allow passage for people of various technical inclinations or body types. Either you won't notice the crux or you'll be at a loss for how to proceed. Has a long draw to help with cleaning on the lower (clip your strand back in on the way down).
I can't imagine 5.10 (in the willamette valley, big qualifier) getting much more fun than this. It's cleaned up pretty well actually.



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