T R
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Oct 19, 2014
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Feb 2013
· Points: 10
My partner and I are looking for easy multipitch trad routes (5.6-5.7) buuut through a little miscommunication ended up in town with one 60m rope, which seems to limit our options just as much as my lack of skill does!
Was looking at The Ledger ( mountainproject.com/v/the-l…) but comments about the move on the third pitch are kind of sketching me out -- I'm a pretty new leader, and she mostly boulders. Any info or thoughts on good alternatives? (We did Physical Graffiti yesterday and liked that.)
The Ledger is a fun route. I'd say go for it, but the route faces south so it's going to be pretty warm in the sun. I've only climbed it in the winter. I understand that with the bolts the route can be rappelled now, but I'd double check on using a single 60. There is always the walk off left that requires no raps. The route is a little off the beaten path and doesn't get a lot of traffic, but I remember having a good time on it. I'm not sure why people are stressing on the third pitch, calling it 5.8 or 5.9 is a bit of a stretch. Maybe it is height dependant. Seems like some people are grumbling about the difficulty of variations to that pitch. If you stay on route, I remember it being well protected. The route was done in 1974 which is quite early by Red Rock standards and the 5.7 rating is probably a little stiffer than the newer routes.
T R
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Oct 21, 2014
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Feb 2013
· Points: 10
Thanks, John -- ended up erring on the cautious side and gave it a pass, but hopefully next time!
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