Type: Trad, 60 ft (18 m)
GPS: 39.11881, -110.68775
FA: Alex Vastardis, Michelle Fatovic, Brian Peck. 10/4/2020
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Shared By: Alex Vastardis on Oct 20, 2020
Admins: Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane, Nathan Fisher

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This route was named Down Range  because we encountered a bunch of campers target shooting in our direction while we were originally scouting the route. Michelle, our buddy Mike and myself were all yelling stop shooting we're down range several times before they heard us and finally relocated but started shooting next to the Jolly Green Giant wall.

A bouldery start leads to a right facing fingers to thin hands crack with a few wider places for hands. As you reach the roof traverse it starts tight hands then widens to cupped hands at the corner. Pulling the corner and heading straight up the right facing dihedral on a bomber hand leads you to a fist size pod that tightens back down through hands, tight hands and ring locks next to the anchors under the second roof.

Current consensus is 10+/11-. I'd love some feedback please.

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There are currently no well-developed trails to get to the crag, particularly for the north-facing lines. PLEASE BE THOUGHTFUL ABOUT AVOIDING CRYPTOBIOTIC SOIL ON YOUR APPROACH. Sustainable trail building is being planned for the crag and this description will be updated upon completion.

Until we finish a climbers trail please be careful and follow a game trail or cattle trail going across the street from the Jolly Green Giant wall. Find your way to the talus slope on the lookers right and meander your way to the upper tier of the buttress . Head left once you reach the top. Down Range is the first route you will find

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(2x) .4 - #3, (1x) #4. Use alpine runners to avoid having the rope suck behind the corner of the roof while lowering. There is a tight .75 pod placement to the right of the roof traverse that can be used as a directional to prevent this as well. 2 bolts under the 2nd roof with rappel rings for the anchors.

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