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Rites of Passage

Name: Rites of Passage
Rating: 2.9

5.11+ YDS 7a French 24 Ewbanks VIII UIAA 24 ZA E4 6a British

Routes in Red Arch Mountain

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	Bits and Pieces T 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Booked Out T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Red Awakening 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b A4
	Rites of Passage T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Shune's Buttress T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Wigs in Space T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c

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Type:	Trad, 800 ft (242 m), 9 pitches, Grade IV
FA:	Dave Jones & Geoff Scherer, 1994
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Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures ***** RAIN AND WET ROCK ***** The sandstone in Zion is fragile and is very easily damaged when it is wet. Holds rip off and climbs have been and will continue to be permanently damaged due to climbers not respecting this phenomenon. After a heavy storm the rock will remain wet, sometimes for several days. PLEASE DO NOT CLIMB IN ZION during or after rain. A good rule of thumb is that if the ground near your climb is at all damp (and not powdery dry sand), then do not climb. There are many alternatives (limestone, granite, basalt, and plastic) nearby. Seasonal Raptor Closures Details

Closures in effect March 1
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Description

This is another recommended route on Red Arch Mountain. A more adventurous alternative to Shunes. A lower corner crack is connected via face climbing to the prominent upper crack left of Shune's.

P1-3...Follow corner via fist & offwidths to a ledge (5.10+).
P4...Move left out on the face past 2 bolts to easier climbing and a ledge (5.11+).
P5...Wandering face climbing leads to a bolted belay on the face, to the right of a dirty corner system (5.11, some moss & dirt).
P6-9...Move right to single face crack which is followed via easier/classic climbing to the top (mostly hand cracks).

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