Type: Trad, 400 ft (121 m), 3 pitches
FA: FFA: Mark and Beverly Powell, 1962
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Shared By: Nick Stayner on Jun 6, 2007
Admins: Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes

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An awesome crack route that is generally well-protected. Very memorable views and climbing.
3rd class up (about 150') to the base of the most obvious cracks on the NW Face and build a belay.
p1- Climb a great crack to a 5.9 overlap. Pull the overlap. Book says to stop here. We continued through the next great 5.8 crack section and stopped on a roomy ledge. Right at the end of the 60m, but we could've third-classed in higher from the ground. 5.9, 200'.
p2- Climb great 5.8 fingers to a .10a hands section. The book says to belay here at a small ledge. W/ a 60, it's easy to gun it through the .10c thin crack to a good ledge. Belay here where the crack peters out. Have some smaller nuts to back up the piton with. 5.10c, 170'.
p3- Work up to the top of the flake off the belay ledge and piece together a route through the face to the crack above and right. 5.9, 50'.
NOTE- w/ a 70, you might be able to link pitches two and three in a marathon pitch.

Location Suggest change

Walk off the back side down the obvious low-angle route.

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I took doubles from the .1 camalot to a #2 camalot, with a single three.

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