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Routes in The Sphinx Tower
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Antigone T 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Oedipus Rex T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b |
| Type: | Trad, 200 ft (61 m), 3 pitches |
| FA: | Dane Steadman and Zach Lentsch |
| Page Views: | 220 total · 11/month |
| Shared By: | Zachary Lentsch on Sep 12, 2022 |
| Admins: | Mike Snyder, Taylor Spiegelberg, Jake Dickerson |
Description
The sportier but slightly harder of the two routes on the Sphinx Tower. Cool face and crack climbing on interesting rock.
P1 - Cool pocket pulling on the swirl past 4 bolts to a bolted belay on a nice ledge. 5.9, 18m.
P2 - Easy but unprotected chimney to a crux roof crack move past one bolt and gear, then easier climbing up a crack and face past another bolt to a bolted belay on another nice ledge. 5.10, 15m.
P3 - Original line traversed right to the last pitch of Oedipus Rex, but the direct variation is more fun. Go left and pull crux roof move then cool crimping past bolts up the face. The second half of the pitch is the finger crack crux of Oedipus Rex. 5.10, 25m.
Descent. 2 rappels with a 60m rope. 1 rappel to P2 anchor and one more rope stretching rappel to the ground (uphill from the start of the route).
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