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First pitch of Yellow Brick Rd. The climber in yellow has just finished the initial traverse. The route starts in the bush behind the climber.
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Rob Beno following the beautiful P2 tips dihedral
Salad bottle on Pitch 2. Legend has it a member of the second-ascent party, while following, lodged his knee in the wide crack and could not get it out. His partner rappelled and ran to the nearby fire lookout, got a squeeze bottle of salad oil from the tower attendant, and used this to help free his partner's knee. The bottle remains wedged in the offwidth to this day.
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J Smith
Jul 9, 2010
“First pitch of Yellow Brick Rd. The climber in yellow has just finished the initial traverse. The route starts in the bush behind the climber.”  

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Salad bottle on Pitch 2. Legend has it a member of the second-ascent party, while following, lodged his knee in the wide crack and could not get it out. His partner rappelled and ran to the nearby fire lookout, got a squeeze bottle of salad oil from the tower attendant, and used this to help free his partner's knee. The bottle remains wedged in the offwidth to this day.
The base of the route. The start can be a bit difficult to identify but look for this tree. You start Pitch 1 by climbing through the tree.
Pitch 1, quite a nice position. Andrew on lead
Roof on Pitch 3.
Corner starting off Pitch 3. This took small cams (red-yellow offset and blue alien were particularly useful) and small stoppers (brass offsets were particularly useful).
The offwidth on Pitch 2. It takes #4 and #5 cams (we had one of each, and walked them on lead). I climbed it mostly as a layback and face-like moves using the edges and nearby knobs, and only did a few offwidth-type moves. My partner climbed it more as an offwidth using some hand-stacks and knee jams.
Pitch 2.
The somewhat exciting face traverse at the start of Pitch 1. This can be protected with offset cams, aliens, and nuts.
Rob Beno nearing the top of the crux corner on P2.
Rob Beno following the beautiful P2 tips dihedral
First pitch of Yellow Brick Rd. The climber in yellow has just finished the initial traverse. The route starts in the bush behind the climber.
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