Type: Trad, 490 ft (148 m), 5 pitches, Grade III
FA: Larry Hamilton, Tom Kaufman. March 1976
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Shared By: Matt Kuehl on Jan 11, 2012 · Updates
Admins: Luke EF, Larry DeAngelo, Justin Johnsen, Aaron Mc

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Description Suggest change

An enjoyable route that is a little more involved than Olive Oil. Expect ocassionaly poor protection and maybe some fragile rock.

Pitch 1 - 70' 5.7 Climb a left-facing corner to the first bushy ledge, traverse right along the ledge and belay. This pitch is short.

Pitch 2 - 100' 5.7 Climb onto the top of the pillar, zig zagging up ramp until it is possible to trend up and right across the face and belay above a big corner.

Pitch 3 - 80' 5.7 Climb the crack above to a belay in the base of a loose chimney. Bolted anchor at start of chimney.

Pitch 4 - 140' 5.7 Continue up the chimney, and when it opens up climb the right facing corner above and the face to its right to reach a belay.

Pitch 5 - 110' 5.7 Climb the corner above to a large ledge. Scramble up and right finishing at the top of Olive Oil.

Location Suggest change

100 yards up the gully from Olive Oil is a brown left facing corner. Just to the left is a short steep right-facing corner formed by the right side of a small buttress/pillar. The route starts 50 yards further up the gully from this feature and is in the corner formed by the left side the pillar.

Protection Suggest change

Single rack to to 3", optional 7"

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