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5.11 PG13, Trad, 420 ft (127 m), 5 pitches, Grade III,  Avg: 2 from 1 vote
FA: FA: Ky Hart, Tom Herring
Arizona > Northern Arizona > Oak Creek Canyon > Insomnia Canyon > Insomnia West

Description

Pitch 1: 5.11 OW money pitch long daddy 43m 

Pitch 2: 5.10 Sandy fragile mixed sport 15m

Pitch 3: 5.9 Great chimney fragile finish 50m

Pitch 4: 5.8 Crack to thick bush gully. 15m 

Pitch 5: 5.old school chimney, top out right, head up to bush meadow. 20m 

We hiked out to the right of the upper headwall section by hiking as far right as you can you access a gull that takes you back to car

Location

River left of canyon downstream of Insomnia spire. (right buttress of spire)

We hiked down the trial as if to go to the spire.

Protection

.1 - 4 Doubles
5 - 6 Single
12 Alpines
70m

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ow crack to buttress right of tower
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