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The Fruits of Optimism
5.9 YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA HVS 5a British
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Routes in Totem-Proto Area
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Chicken Shit Salad S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Direct North Face T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b R |
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Drop 'em South S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Fern Gully Arete S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Fruits of Optimism, The S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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GTKO T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Inertia T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Milk of Manatee T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Original Optomist T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b |
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Overcoming Inertia T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Pathological Optimist T,S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Pipe Bomb T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Pipe Cleaner T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Protean Catch T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Proto Pipe S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Proto Type T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Shakin' & Eggs T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 |
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Totem Pole Direct S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Totem Pole, The T 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Up in Smoke T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c R |
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| Type: | Sport, 60 ft (18 m) |
| GPS: | 33.27587, -111.02832 |
| FA: | Austin Sobotka, Aaron Collins |
| Page Views: | 3,451 total · 21/month |
| Shared By: | Aaron Collins on Jan 19, 2013 · Updates |
| Admins: | Zach Levy, Sierra Blair, Greg Opland, Brian Boyd, JJ Schlick, Kemper Brightman, Luke Bertelsen |
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Access Issue: Must Register! Private Property-The Pond, Atlantis and Mine Area
Details
Climbing at The Pond, Atlantis and Mine Area are private property, and now requires that you register in order to gain legal access. This is an easy process. You can do this at: queencreekclimbing.com/.
This is a one-time and free process so once you are registered you are good to go.
You can read more about this process and the announcement at the Queen Creek Coalition website – theqcc.com or the Queen Creek Coalition’s Facebook page – facebook.com/Queen-Creek-Co…
This is a one-time and free process so once you are registered you are good to go.
You can read more about this process and the announcement at the Queen Creek Coalition website – theqcc.com or the Queen Creek Coalition’s Facebook page – facebook.com/Queen-Creek-Co…
Description
Starts on the shadowy west face and climbs the crimpy steep and juggy left side of the wall to the belay ledge. It shares chains with Drop'em South. Use longer QDs on the last two bolts to avoid rope rub as you lower.
Now about the name. My original goal was to do the east wall southern arete and the direct line to The Totem Pole in one day. My friend called me a pathilogical optimist, thus the name, so Austin named the route after we finished the direct line the west wall and the southern arete in a day. Thanks to all my friends and the OG FAs for helping with these lines.
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