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Cougar Headwall

5.11c PG13, Trad,  Avg: 4 from 3 votes
FA: FFA Mark Deffenbaugh, Ryan Brophy, August, 2007; TR Jim Davis 1996
Oregon > Central Oregon > Cougar Buttress > Main Area

Description

Stellar face/crack climb up the center of the headwall.

Protection

Gear to 2”

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Mark Deffenbaugh on the FFA of Cougar Headwall in August, 2007. Photo: Jim Ablao
[Hide Photo] Mark Deffenbaugh on the FFA of Cougar Headwall in August, 2007. Photo: Jim Ablao

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Charlie Gray
Detroit, OR
 
[Hide Comment] Would be a thin and tough lead at 11c. Could use another bolt, IMHO, as the small pro at the start of the crack is difficult to imagine. Well, hard to imagine the HB/s or RPs would hold.. good gear about 10 feet up the crack but falling on the marginal wires getting to the good gear seems an unpleasant option. But it is a stunning line! Nov 1, 2024
Kevin Piarulli
Redmond, OR
[Hide Comment] ^Charlie, looking at the picture of Mark doing the FFA, it appears he used a double rope method to protect the start, by climbing up the corner to the left and placing pro first. Nov 1, 2024