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Top Cat
5.9 YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA HVS 5a British
Avg: 3 from 7
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Routes in Salami Slabs
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Ants in Yer Pants T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 |
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Centralia S 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Chehalis S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Purdie Shuffle T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Rigamarole S 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a |
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Snagglepuss T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 |
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Top Cat T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Vader T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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Wrestling Midget Warriors T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
| Type: | Trad, 250 ft (76 m), 2 pitches |
| GPS: | 48.14864, -121.59781 |
| FA: | Curt Veldhuisen & Tyler Stockdale, 2021 |
| Page Views: | 837 total · 15/month |
| Shared By: | Curt Veldhuisen on Jul 4, 2021 · Updates |
| Admins: | Jon Nelson, Zachary Winters, Mitchell McAuslan |
Description
If you're at the top of Snagglepuss and wishing for a bit more slabby adventure climbing, continue on up Top Cat. It has more of the incredible views and occasional wire brushwork as below, and finishes with the best semi-trad pitch (complete with a tricky mantle) on the Salami.
Location
Top Cat starts just a short wander up and left of the giant Snagglepuss tree, rope up ~100' from the last belay of the Snagglepuss route. Though most of the route isn't visible from below, the start is the distinctive 15’-high A-shaped alcove (see photos).
Climb into the alcove, place gear, and either: A. Step right over the gap and pull up onto the flake (photo with red arrows) or, B. Power straight up the scrappy layback (photo with climber). From the ledge above, place gear in the incipient crack and climb the micro-knobs (5.9) to the right, passing two bolts. Ramble up to the obvious belay.
Pitch 2 follows the obvious right-facing dihedral beckoning above. Entertaining laybacks and stems for nearly 100 feet (mixed gear and bolts), then a step left and surmount the step (5.8). A bit more slabbing leads to the belay/rap station.
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