Type: | Trad, 250 ft (76 m), 3 pitches, Grade II |
FA: | John Pease and Steve Cheyney 72; FFA Ken Sims and Maura Hanning 1994 |
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Shared By: | Brad Brandewie on Feb 5, 2007 · Updates |
Admins: | slim, Andrew Gram, Nathan Fisher, Perin Blanchard, GRK, D C |
Read about Anchor Replacement and Restrictions mountainproject.com/v/utah/… in Arches National Park
RAPTOR CLOSURES: please be aware of seasonal raptor closures. They occur annually in the spring.
Description
If you free this route, you are a true desert free climber.
Pitch 1: Climb a thin crack in a right facing corner to a ledge. There used to be an anchor here, but it has been stripped of its hangers. Continue up the crack as it widens from #3 to #4.5 Camalot over the next 50 feet and belay at a fixed anchor in the alcove. (5.11 or C1)
Pitch Two: Wiggle out the bombay chimney and continue up the crack passing some less than stellar rock along the way. Belay at the fixed anchor on the shoulder. (5.10- or 5.9 C1)
Pitch Three: This pitch is shared with the North Northeast route. Climb past the lone piton to a small ledge and then make a couple easy, but serious free moves to the summit. (5.8 C0)
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