Frank's Delight (Honeybee Line)
5.10a/b YDS 6a+ French 19 Ewbanks VI+ UIAA 19 ZA E2 5b British
Type: | Sport, 210 ft (64 m), 3 pitches |
FA: | Frank Harvey, Micah McCrotty |
Page Views: | 338 total · 19/month |
Shared By: | Micah McCrotty on Nov 6, 2023 |
Admins: | Stonyman Killough, Luke Cornejo, saxfiend |
Description
This climb is the classic in the area. First toproped by Bob Cormany in 1970-71, it has seen repeated aid assents over the years. Frank Harvey climbed it in 1992-94 and placed a bolt on lead at the crux (it remains).
P1: Straight forward 5.7 slab with some interesting finger pockets and ledges. Ends on a comfortable standing ledge with two bolt anchor. 70'. 5.7.
P2: Begin moving up into a long ramp with scalloped finger features until you reach a roof. Move left, through the weakness in the roof, then pull the bulge (crux) and head left to a small ledge. Two bolt anchors. 90'. 5.10a.
P3: Follow the obvious crack system and weakness to the top anchors. Do not disturb the honeybee hive! If they are too active, simply downclimb and rap off. There is a large hive in a crack in the middle of the pitch. Often very docile, but leave them beeee. The route gets its first name from this hive. 60'. 5.6.
This has been climbed as a single long pitch of 210', or broken into three pitches.
You can rapel, or walk the trail down climbers left to return to the base.
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