Type: Trad, 80 ft (24 m), 4 pitches
GPS: 37.8795, -119.41345
FA: Connor Herson (FFA), Mason Earle, and Ben Ditto
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Shared By: ben ditto on Apr 16, 2025
Admins: Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes

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A mix of trad gear and fixed gear, Mason Earle and I established the line and worked on it between 2012 and 2015 after which it sat for several years.  Due to circumstances beyond our control eventually we decided it was too difficult for us to climb and opened up the project.  Connor Herson sent it in October 2022 after working it on and off for the summer.  Having sent some of the hardest routes in Yosemite, Connor's comments on the route in general are insightful:  "It's a crazy cool line.  It’s hard to compare because of different styles — but I think PC is definitely a step up from Magic Line, maybe comparable or slightly easier than Meltdown. I still feel good about the 14+ grade "

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The Pirates Code climbs from the ledge a few pitches up 'Crescent Arch.'  It's easy to top out the dome from the top of the climb and walk down, or rappel back to the base with some uncertainty about rope length.   Crescent Arch has no fixed anchors.  

Bring trad gear to 3" and several draws.  

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trad gear, bolts, and fixed top and bottom anchors.

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