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MAGA (Make America Grovel Again)

5.10a/b, Sport, 50 ft (15 m),  Avg: 2.5 from 4 votes
FA: Mack Johnson and Mark Rolofson in 2020
Washington > Olympics & Paci… > Cape Disappoint… > Elephant Ridge

Description

Start off a log on the right side of the arete.  Climb up past the first bolt onto a good shelf for a no hands rest.  A great place on colder day to warm your hands.  Continue up to a bulge and 3rd bolt.  Climbing directly over the bulge, past the 3rd and 4th bolts, is harder (.10b) but very well protected.  

    It is easier to move left at the 3rd bolt to holds on the left side of the arete and then reach holds over the lip of the bulge. Then move right past the 4th bolt to gain the upper slab.  

Continue up the slab on 5.8 climbing to the anchor.

Location

Third route from the right on the northwest face of Elephant Ridge.

Protection

6 bolts / 2 bolt anchor

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Wayne Goss on the crux bulge of MAGA in 2021.  Photo:  Mark Rolofson
[Hide Photo] Wayne Goss on the crux bulge of MAGA in 2021. Photo: Mark Rolofson