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5.11b YDS 6c French 23 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 23 ZA E3 5c British
Avg: 2.4 from 5
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Routes in First Cliff
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Amnesiac Arete S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Breathless Arete S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Columbine T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Flyin' High T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Forces of Nature T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Freedom Fighter T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Golden Flake T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Grey Ghost T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Hail Nah! T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b PG13 |
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Living the Dream T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Modern Trad T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Patricia Lake Grack T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Pie in the Sky T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Satin Rose T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Shaft, The T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Sons of Liberty T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Whiz Bang T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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| Type: | Trad, 200 ft (61 m), 2 pitches |
| FA: | Postlethwait & Oswick. |
| Page Views: | 1,154 total · 6/month |
| Shared By: | david goldstein on Jul 3, 2007 |
| Admins: | Aron Quiter, Euan Cameron, Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes |
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Description
Definitely not the best route at Patricia Bowl but possibly the most memorable, it ascends the giant stem box in the middle of the first cliff.
P1: 5.9, ~130'. Vegetated and chossy, close to a bomb. Belay at anchors well up the left side of the shaft.
P2: 11b, ~70'. Needs a lot of cleaning, but quite cool. Up the left corner of the shaft on overhanging rock with a crack that quickly expands from fingers to fists. The crux for me was the thin hands section. At the end of the crack, carefully pull into a rubblely alcove beneath a 5' roof. Again be very careful in this section as you have to move through enough loose rock to qualify as talus with the belayer pinned directly below you. Arrange gear carefully so as to avoid potentially showstopping rope drag then horizontally out the roof w/ good holds and gear to a fantasic ledge, The Sky Lounge, which has fixed anchors on its left side.
Descent: two 100' raps from the anchors described at the end of P2. NOTE: you don't rap the route.
P1: 5.9, ~130'. Vegetated and chossy, close to a bomb. Belay at anchors well up the left side of the shaft.
P2: 11b, ~70'. Needs a lot of cleaning, but quite cool. Up the left corner of the shaft on overhanging rock with a crack that quickly expands from fingers to fists. The crux for me was the thin hands section. At the end of the crack, carefully pull into a rubblely alcove beneath a 5' roof. Again be very careful in this section as you have to move through enough loose rock to qualify as talus with the belayer pinned directly below you. Arrange gear carefully so as to avoid potentially showstopping rope drag then horizontally out the roof w/ good holds and gear to a fantasic ledge, The Sky Lounge, which has fixed anchors on its left side.
Descent: two 100' raps from the anchors described at the end of P2. NOTE: you don't rap the route.
Protection
Small nuts to a fist size cam and plenty of draws and runners. Since the crack expands so quickly on P2, you could get by w/ a single set of cams there. The roof takes medium to large nuts. P1 is long and squirrelly, so you might want double cams there, particularly in sizes smaller than hands.
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