Type: Trad, Aid, 210 ft (64 m), 2 pitches
GPS: 37.74107, -109.7185
FA: TB, CB, and BK
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Shared By: Ben Kiessel on Nov 30, 2023
Admins: slim, Cory N, Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane, Nathan Fisher

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Rad needle tower, completely detached but very close to “Punchline” formation.  Rad summit!

Pitch 1-shoulder stand/stick clip first bolt.  Wide chimney up finger crack.  Pull onto spire up clean hand crack to 2nd bolt before hollow flake bit, to stretch of cupped hand/fist on right side of huge flake with a few placements on the left side.  Crack narrows before ending at bedding seam.  Belay at a stance with two bolts or link into pitch 2.  Mostly freed at 5.10 but can be climbed at 5.8 C1, 130’.

Pitch 2. Bolt ladder.  Some missing hangers.  C0 80’.

Descent:

If the midway anchor is kitted to rappel you could probably rappel with a single 70m rope.  Or just do one big two rope rappel from the summit.  

Location Suggest change

Start on the north side in the notch between the Pencil and the Punchline formation.

Protection Suggest change

Stoppers/rivet hangers, 2x blue TCU-.75, 3x 1-2, 4x #3, 2x #4, tat.

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