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Copperhead Extension

V8, Boulder,  Avg: 2 from 1 vote
FA: unknown
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Description

An obscure link-up connecting Copperhead to the end of Biddles Platinum. Found in the Golden State guidebook. Involves a long, pumpy sequence of slopers, heel hooks, and toes, following the lip linking the two problems. As you turn the corner after the crux of Copperhead, follow the lip, then top out as for Biddles Platinum. Feels more like a miniature sport route than a boulder- take the grade with a grain of salt.

Location

Begin as for Copperhead, on the far left side of the Tower, when looking downhill. The ending will be the obvious dish at the top of the Biddles Platinum crack, on the side directly facing uphill. Downclimb by walking down toward the tree near the Copperhead crux, or jump down onto a padstack from the top of Platinum.

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Topping out
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Entering into the sloper traverse after Copperhead
[Hide Photo] Entering into the sloper traverse after Copperhead
Linking the crux of Copperhead into the extension (the route turns the corner at this point)
[Hide Photo] Linking the crux of Copperhead into the extension (the route turns the corner at this point)
Traversing on the lip between Copperhead and Biddles Platinum
[Hide Photo] Traversing on the lip between Copperhead and Biddles Platinum