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Ground Zero

Name: Ground Zero
Rating: 2.5

5.11 YDS 6c+ French 23 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 23 ZA E4 5c British

Routes in (3) Catwalk Cliff

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	Baby fit T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Bat Soup T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Blood Clot T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Catalyst (aka Child Abuse) S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Conversion Excursion T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Crack-A-No-Go T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
	Crossroads S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Cruel Sister T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Delicatessen T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Dire Wolf T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Erogenous Zone T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Fast Food Junky T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Full Court Press S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Greasy Spoon T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Ground Zero T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Harvest T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Last Chance T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Lost Souls T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Michael Jordan Air Trad T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Mid-Life Celebration S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Night Shift T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Northern Lights S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Nuclear T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a PG13
	Old And In The Way T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	On the Spot T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Out of the Way T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Patent Leather Pump T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Pearl, The T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Pet Cemetary S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Phallic Symbol T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Prometheus T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Quasar T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Religious Fervor T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Rising Star T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Satan's Awaiting T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Silent Holocaust T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Sitting Duck T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Southern Cross T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Taxtor T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a

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Type:	Trad, 80 ft (24 m)
FA:	Alan Watts, 1982
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Access Issue: 2023 Seasonal Raptor Nesting Closures Details

JULY 5 UPDATE FROM PARK MANAGEMENT:

ALL SEASONAL CLIMBING CLOSURES FOR CLIMBING AND SLACKLINING WILL BE LIFTED ON FRIDAY, JULY 7TH THIS WEEK.
THANKS, EVERYONE FOR YOUR HELP IN OBSERVING RESTRICTIONS DURING THE NESTING SEASON!

There are many seasonal raptor closures with varying dates and specific boundaries. These generally effect The Monument, Kiss of the Lepers, Picnic Lunch Wall and/or Smith Rock group, and possibly elsewhere. These usually run from February to the beginning of August, but each closure is usually shorter than this, and is dependent on the birds' behavior. Check this site for details: smithrock.com/seasonal-clos…

Description

Easy moves lead to a thin, powerful, and somewhat awkward crux about 15 feet off the ground. After the crux the climbing eases to 5.10. Traverse left on a horizontal about 5/6 of the way up, bypass the original anchors and finish on the upper portion of Quasar to chain anchors.

Though rated 10d in the Watts guide, I thought the crux was more difficult than any 11b I have climbed in the Lower. There is evidence that a hold has recently (after the FA?) broken off at the crux.

Location

Begin in the seam just right of Quasar.

Protection

Very small to medium stoppers and cams to a #1 camalot or equivalent provide excellent pro. I placed a crucial (and bomber) #4 DMM wallnut at the crux.