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Continental Drift

Name: Continental Drift
Rating: 3.0

5.10 YDS 6b French 20 Ewbanks VII- UIAA 19 ZA E2 5b British A4

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	Atlantic Ocean Wall T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b A4
	Aurora T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b A4
	Born Under A Bad Sign T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b A5
	Continental Drift T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b A4
	Dawn Wall, The T 5.14d 9a 35 XI 36 E10 7c
	Eagle's Way T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A3
	El Niño T 5.13b/c 8a+ 29 X- 30 E7 6c
	Ephemeron T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b A4
	Lost in America T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a A4
	Lunar Eclipse T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b A4 PG13
	Mescalito T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a A3
	Native Son 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A4
	Neptune T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b A4+
	New Dawn T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A3
	North America Wall 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C3
	Pacific Ocean Wall T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a A3+ R
	Reticent Wall T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b A4
	Scorched Earth T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A4 PG13
	Sea of Dreams T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A4
	Shortest Straw, The A4-
	South Seas T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A3+
	Tangerine Trip 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C3+
	Tribal Rite T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A3+
	Virginia 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A3
	Wall of Early Morning Light T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A2+
	Wyoming Sheep Ranch T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A4+ R
	Zenyatta Mondatta A4-
	Zodiac 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b C3

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Type:	Trad, Aid, 2500 ft (758 m), 15 pitches, Grade VI
GPS:	37.72954, -119.63438
FA:	Gerberding, Anker, Thaw 1997
Page Views:	511 total · 14/month
Shared By:	Brandon Adams on Oct 24, 2023
Admins:	Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes, Salamanizer Ski Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

An adventurous route that travels through the NA diorite and up through the barcode headwall above. Deserves more traffic. Not terribly hard. Some loose rock and routefinding cruxes getting through the diorite. Lots of hooking, much of it drilled. Good fun and a beautiful perspective from that part of the wall.

Good bivies at 6, 10, and 12.