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Zenyatta Mondatta

Name: Zenyatta Mondatta
Rating: 3.8

A4-

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	Atlantic Ocean Wall T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b A4
	Born Under A Bad Sign T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b A5
	Continental Drift T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b A4
	Dawn Wall, The T 5.14c 8c+ 34 XI- 35 E9 7b
	Eagle's Way T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A3
	El Niño T 5.13b/c 8a+ 29 X- 30 E7 6c
	Ephemeron T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b A4
	Hamas Fights For Freedom A5+
	Lost in America T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a A4
	Lunar Eclipse T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b A4 PG13
	Mescalito T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a A3
	Native Son 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A4
	Neptune T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b A4+
	New Dawn T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C3+
	North America Wall 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C3
	Pacific Ocean Wall T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a A3+ R
	Scorched Earth T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A4 PG13
	Shortest Straw, The A4-
	South Seas T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A3+
	Tangerine Trip 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C3+
	Tribal Rite T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A3+
	Virginia 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A3
	Wall of Early Morning Light T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A2+
	Zenyatta Mondatta A4-
	Zodiac C3

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Type:	Aid, 1800 ft (545 m), 16 pitches, Grade VI
FA:	Jim Bridwell, Peter Mayfield, Charlie Row, 1981
Page Views:	13,519 total · 69/month
Shared By:	Stymingersfink on Apr 26, 2008
Admins:	Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

A classic Bridwell line, from the mid-80's, involving some serious hook sections, though they're all bomber hooks, as if there were such a thing. Bat hooks under the 9 o'clock roof are quick to move through, the difficult sections are rated "A2+ AWK" in the SuperTaco guidebook.

Ivo and Ammon climbed this line as a Grade IV in '05 (?), taking 18 hrs (IIRC)... but then, they're not exactly mortals, are they? You should plan on 4-6 days.

Location

Steep route, beginning at the el-cap pipe (the large piece of stone leaning against the wall just left of Zodiac). Look closely, pack that bowl and hit it before you hit the stone for the haul on P1. With a 70M haul line, it's possible to make the first haul from the P2 anchors. Keep an eye out for bear-46 though, it's amazing how quickly that fucker can move in on an un-attended haul bag sitting on the ground!

Protection

All anchors are dyno-mite, the gear anchor at the top of the "Left Hand of Darkness" takes up to #4 Camalots. Hhowever, what with the bats flying in and out all night long I wouldn't recommend bivying here. With offset cams, probably get a C4 rating(?). AFAIK, it's been done hammerless, but wait till late season to try to ride that horse. Early season, many of the fixed heads are of a questionable nature due to the freeze/thaw cycle of winter.