Happy Flying
5.7 YDS 5a French 15 Ewbanks V+ UIAA 13 ZA MVS 4b British
| Type: | Trad, 85 ft (26 m) |
| GPS: | 38.14336, -80.91556 |
| FA: | Gokul Gopal and Erika Earley (2023), or else very old skool? |
| Page Views: | 429 total · 15/month |
| Shared By: | Gokul G on Oct 9, 2023 |
| Admins: | Pat Goodman, Chris Whisenhunt, Amanda Smith, Pnelson |
- **NO PARKING SIGNS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ALONG ROUTE 19 WHERE IT HAS BEEN CUSTOMARY TO PARK FOR MEADOW RIVER CLIMBING AND BOATING ACCESS. THIS MEANS NO PARKING ALONG ROUTE 19 SOUTH, BETWEEN THE BRIDGE AND UNDERWOOD RD.
Description
This is a fun adventure route up the chimney/dihedral inside the grotto on the far left side of Third Buttress. This route lies between River Man and Sheepshank Redemption, but it's back inside the chasm.
Scramble/mantle up the into the gaping gully and belay from the base of the dihedral. You could also belay from just outside/below, but this might make communication harder. Start at a left-facing flake and head up the inside corner from there, popping up into a sun-lit (in the AM) ledge.
Break up the climb and belay here for better comms or continue 25 feet up the low angle hand-crack inside corner to the top. Spiral your way left and up over a spongy moss-covered ledge, do a step-across and scramble 10 feet up to a nice belay tree. Bring up your partner and rappel off the tree, going down the same way you came up.
Super fun three-dimensional climbing!



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