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Red Pillar

Name: Red Pillar
Rating: 2.4

5.5 YDS 4b French 13 Ewbanks IV+ UIAA 11 ZA MS 4a British

Routes in h. The Arrow Wall - CCK

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	[Redacted] T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13
	Amber Waves of Pain T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Andrew T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c PG13
	Android-Moby Dick link-up T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Annie Oh! T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Arrow T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Cascading Crystal Kaleidoscope (CCK) T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	CCK Direct T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Cold Turkeys T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Crack'n Up T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13
	Deacon Blues T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a R
	Deep Lichen T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Diana T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Easy Verschneidung (Easy V) T 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
	Erect Direction T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Face to Face T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Feast of Fools T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Hans' Puss T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Hawkeye T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Jim's Gem T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Keep on Struttin' T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Ken's Blind Hole T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a PG13
	Last Will Be First, The T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Limelight T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Lost and Found T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Man's Quest for Flight T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Moby Dick T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Modern Times T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Moonlight T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	No Glow T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Nurse's Aid T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b R
	Proctor Silex T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Proctoscope T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Quiver T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Red Pillar T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Silhouette T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Smilin' the Hard Way T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13
	Steep Hikin' T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Step Lively T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Strolling on Jupiter T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Supper's Ready T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Three Doves T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Three Vultures T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Three Vultures Direct T 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Traverse of the Clods T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Twilight Zone T 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c C1
	Unholy Wick T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Updraft T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Vanishing Point T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R

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Type:	Trad, 200 ft (61 m), 2 pitches
FA:	Unknown, 1950's
Page Views:	7,321 total · 33/month
Shared By:	John Peterson on Mar 15, 2006 · Updates
Admins:	Morgan Patterson, M Santisi, chris vultaggio Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

So there you are at the Arrow wall and all of the classics are occupied. What to do? Try Red Pillar.

P1: Climb an easy right-facing, left-leaning corner / gully just left of Three Doves. From the ledge on top, climb up clean rock to steeper ground. Place gear and work up and left, past an old pin, and up to the GT Ledge. Definitely on the stiff side of 5.5, 100'.

P2: From the GT Ledge, step right about 10' and look for an obvious right-facing corner. Either climb straight up to it, or climb the face to the right then head back to the corner. Head up the corner and cracks, then step left onto the arete, aiming to pass the overhang at the notch. A fun, well-protected slot takes you to the top. 5.5, 100'.

Descend via Arrow or Three Doves rappels.

Location

Take the Arrow access trail and walk left when you get to the cliff. Look for the start of Three Doves, a 15'-high flake leaning against the cliff. Red Pillar is the obvious easy (4th-class) corner about 20' left of Three Doves. This is about 100' left of Arrow.