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Full Steam Ahead

Name: Full Steam Ahead
Rating: 4.0

5.11a YDS 6c French 22 Ewbanks VII+ UIAA 22 ZA E3 5c British

Routes in Northwest Face

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	Arete in the Sky S 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Batten Down The Hatches T,TR 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Burning Calves T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Charted Waters T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Cornercopia T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Dorian's Dilemma T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	False Prophets T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Fireballs T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Forbidden Slab TR 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Full Steam Ahead T,TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Genesis T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Gitmo Love Machine T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Head Case T,S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	It Takes a Village T 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Jackie Treehorn's Jungle Gym of Joyous Delights T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b C1
	Lost at Sea T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Maiden Voyage T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Pioneer/Iron Spike Route T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Piracy T,TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Pleasure Cruise T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Red Sky at Night T,TR 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Riptide T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Rogue Wave T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Siege Tactics T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Siren's Call T,TR 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Steamboat Captain's Dream, The T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Stone Soup T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C2
	Torpedo T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Walk The Plank T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Winters Passage T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a

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Type:	Trad, TR, 110 ft (33 m)
GPS:	45.62763, -122.02195
FA:	Topher Dabrowski & Stephen Shostek July 2020
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Shared By:	Topher Dabrowski on Oct 2, 2020
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Access Issue: CLOSURES: South and East Faces (NW & W Faces Remain Open) Details

The South Face and access trail is closed from Feb. 1st through July 15th, depending on peregrine falcon nesting. Portland Area Climbers Coalition, Washington Climbers Coalition, and the Access Fund are coordinating on this issue. Disregarding this closure will harm their efforts to adjust it and their relationship with land managers.

The east face is closed to climbing year-round due to possible sensitive/endangered plant species.

The NW face and West face routes remain open.

See Closure section below for more details.

Description

One of the least climbed best routes on the NW face and a great "11" to break into the grade, this is another "to do" line with easier climbing on gear in the 5.9/10- grade in between bolted crux sections. Plenty of good quality placements can be found on this line, and after you climb it, you'll wonder why you haven't done it before.

Start up a series of cracks and edges towards a good horizontal rail. Move right and up along the rail to a mantle. Continue up the crack and then step right until under a shallow roof. After pulling the roof, move left past a bolt and a committing step through to a large ledge.

From the left side of the ledge, climb the right-trending crack on good holds to a second shallow roof. Past the roof, a series of bolts protects the final challenging exit moves to the top anchor.

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