Cold Forged Steel
5.10b YDS 6a+ French 19 Ewbanks VII- UIAA 19 ZA E2 5b British
Avg: 3.2 from 38 votes
Type: | Trad, Alpine, 450 ft (136 m), 5 pitches, Grade II |
FA: | Tom Kalakay, Skyler Pauli & Joshua Apple Aug. 2005 |
Page Views: | 5,930 total · 38/month |
Shared By: | Ty Morrison-Heath on Mar 25, 2011 · Updates |
Admins: | GRK, Zach Wahrer |
Description
Glue them fingernails down and get ready for some slab! Neat fins and knobs litter this route and are of general great quality. A very enjoyable climb and worth the effort to get there.
P1: 5.9
Climb the face up to the medium sized tree and ledge. 2 bolt anchor
P2: 5.10b
Climb on up the steep slab following bolts and supplementing with nuts/cams. Near the top go slightly right to gain the belay ledge. Large pine tree is above you. Longest pitch on the route!
P3: 5.10a
Climb up the steep pocketed face and head left, angling for the large tree that you'll set up as an anchor. The bolts trend left. After about 4-5 bolts, the line becomes hard to see. You must make a blind move left off a slab/ledge on to the face near the tree to find the next bolt. Alternatively you can build a gear anchor just the left of the tree.
P4: 5.9
Climb up a water streak following bolts aiming for a small ledge with a tree on it.
P5: 5.10a
The money pitch! Climb up and left to gain a large slab littered with chert knobs and other little features. Drop them heels and get your slab on and finish up on top of the large ledge system. Tree belay. Head right for the summit (5.5) or left towards the large tree to rappel.
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