The Eve Traverse (Free)
5.13d YDS 8b French 31 Ewbanks X UIAA 32 ZA E8 7a British
Type: | Trad, 150 ft (45 m) |
FA: | FA: Brian & Jonathan Smoot '78,FFA pitch 2: Lance Bateman & Ben Folsom '93, FFA full route: Brent Barghahn 2020 |
Page Views: | 1,800 total · 34/month |
Shared By: | Brent Barghahn on Oct 24, 2020 |
Admins: | Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane |
June 1st, 2017:The Salt Lake Climbers Alliance (SLCA), the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and Access Fund announce the signing of an unprecedented lease for 140 acres in Little Cottonwood Canyon (LCC). The parcel, known as the Gate Buttress, is about one mile up LCC canyon and has been popular with generations of climbers because of its world-class granite.
The agreement secures legitimate access to approximately 588 routes and 138 boulder problems at the Gate Buttress for rock climbers, who will be active stewards of the property. The recreational lease is the result of several years of negotiations between LDS Church leaders and the local climbing community.
Access Note: The climbs on the Church Buttress above the vault as well as the Glen boulders that have been traditionally closed will remain closed.
Please help us steward this area and leave no trace.
Read More:
saltlakeclimbers.org/climbe…
Description
One huge pitch of nearly all finger locks! Right up there with Alpenbock Crack in difficulty, albeit a very different style. An awesome, singular line as a free route.
A cruxy tips section past the bolt gains hero mono locks with bad feet. The seam then turns into classic LCC ramping to a midway rest in the chimney pod. The old pin belay at the hanging stance here is long gone - a proper free ascent continues onward up the 5.12 second half (which feels much more strenuous on link).
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