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Prima Facie

Name: Prima Facie
Rating: 2.0

5.7+ YDS 5a French 15 Ewbanks V+ UIAA 13 ZA MVS 4b British

Routes in 6. Desert Shield Area

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	B.O. Plenty S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	El Kabong S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Prima Facie T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Rumney but Crumbly S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Shelving Rock Earth Penatrator S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Shock and Awe S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	WMD S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Wolfshack Corner S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b

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Type:	Trad, 65 ft (20 m)
FA:	unknown
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Shared By:	Shane K on Jun 5, 2023
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Access Issue: Peregrine Closures Details

Some walls at Shelving Rock experience annual peregrine closures. Please check the DEC web site to make sure your wall of choice is open.

dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7870.html/

Description

A cool and interesting route at a nice moderate grade! Start at a waist high block. Make unprotected moves to a roof at 15' (bolt) then traverse right to get good feet and over. Traverse back left to a featured low face with huecos and pockets (the right facing double-crack system is not part of this climb) with good pro to another bolt. Follow up to a left facing corner with a piton. Climb thru to a small headwall where you will find the chains.

Location

From the WMD area, walk right along the cliff band. You will get to another clear area after 200' that has several bolted lines, this is he Obama Mama area. Continue downhill on a less defined path for about 100' till you come to the end of the cliff and you will see the bolt for this climb. There is a rough access trail around the right side of the cliff band and some ancient looking static covered in lichen you can presumably descend to get to the chains.