Dos Equis Direct
5.11a YDS 6c French 22 Ewbanks VII+ UIAA 22 ZA E3 5c British PG13
| Type: | Trad, 2 pitches |
| GPS: | 33.75985, -116.68542 |
| FA: | Bob Gaines and Frank Bentwood, 2010. |
| Page Views: | 230 total · 8/month |
| Shared By: | Bob Gaines on Oct 18, 2023 |
| Admins: | C Miller, Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes |
Description
With a direct first pitch and a direct start to the second pitch, this makes for a better and more challenging climb than the original Dos Equis route.
Pitch 1. Begin about 40 feet up the 4th class gully for Fingertip Traverse.
Climb a flake leading out to the right, then up to a thin crack with a bolt (5.8). Move right across a right-slanting ramp up to a second bolt that protects thin slab moves (10c) up to the third bolt on the second pitch of El Camino Real. Traverse left to the Jungle Ledge belay.
Pitch 2: From the lower right edge of Jungle Ledge, crank a short, steep section past two bolts (11a) onto the outside face of the exposed slab, then up easier face climbing past two bolts. A fifth bolt protects the psychological crux: slightly runout 10c face moves up to a crack that leads to a 2-bolt belay/rappel anchor.



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