Any Which Way But Down/Ex-traction
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Type: | Trad, TR, 60 ft (18 m) |
FA: | Jon Crefeld, Jono Crefeld, 08/10/09 |
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Shared By: | kenr on Apr 7, 2014 |
Admins: | Morgan Patterson, SMarsh |
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Access Issue: As of November 2021, there are new parking arrangements. Please follow this guidance.
Details
The current parking area is now limited parking, subject to the following guidelines:
No parking weekdays before 4pm. (Use Saltbox Parking Area at these times).
Do not block pump station access gates at any time.
Be careful not to hit or disturb manholes or other infrastructure.
The Saltbox Parking Area is a new resource, available on weekdays and weekends. Don't bushwhack or create new trails from this area.
Torne Brook Road and the trailhead remain a no-parking area. This is to ensure access for emergency personnel.
Inconsiderate or illegal parking here could lead to permanent closure.
No parking weekdays before 4pm. (Use Saltbox Parking Area at these times).
Do not block pump station access gates at any time.
Be careful not to hit or disturb manholes or other infrastructure.
The Saltbox Parking Area is a new resource, available on weekdays and weekends. Don't bushwhack or create new trails from this area.
Torne Brook Road and the trailhead remain a no-parking area. This is to ensure access for emergency personnel.
Inconsiderate or illegal parking here could lead to permanent closure.
Description
Lots of thoughtful moves.
Up about five feet to the cracks. Simplest is to follow the left crack upward trending slightly right, then left through a concave scoop up to a ledge.
. . Varation 1 (a bit harder): Instead follow the right crack -- at first diagonal, then straight up into vertical crack at left edge of small overhang (which is the crux overhang of the Crefeld Crank route) -- then step left to the ledge.
Next up the left side of a fractured block. Then a little (awkward?) overhang move at left side of bush. Finish up through (overhanging) center of darker top rocks.
. . Variation 2 (easier finish): Instead go around right side of bush, join the "Back to the Gym" route in finishing over right side of darker top rocks).
warning: The rock around this sector has not been climbed much yet, and much of the rock is still breakable and loose -- so the belayer and other people should stand far away from underneath the climber.
Up about five feet to the cracks. Simplest is to follow the left crack upward trending slightly right, then left through a concave scoop up to a ledge.
. . Varation 1 (a bit harder): Instead follow the right crack -- at first diagonal, then straight up into vertical crack at left edge of small overhang (which is the crux overhang of the Crefeld Crank route) -- then step left to the ledge.
Next up the left side of a fractured block. Then a little (awkward?) overhang move at left side of bush. Finish up through (overhanging) center of darker top rocks.
. . Variation 2 (easier finish): Instead go around right side of bush, join the "Back to the Gym" route in finishing over right side of darker top rocks).
warning: The rock around this sector has not been climbed much yet, and much of the rock is still breakable and loose -- so the belayer and other people should stand far away from underneath the climber.
Location
Below a crack system about 15 feet left of the Shark's Tooth detached flake, near the slight ridge where the main left face of the Tower Wall bends to merge with slab of sector Three Bears.
. . (The start of thie route feels more like on Three Bears, but the finish (and top-rope anchor) is arguably more like the other routes on left side of Tower Wall).
. . (The start of thie route feels more like on Three Bears, but the finish (and top-rope anchor) is arguably more like the other routes on left side of Tower Wall).
Protection
Lead: normal NY style Trad rack, perhaps with emphasis on smaller stuff.
. . See Comments below.
Top-Rope: Likely easiest with a rather long static line (perhaps 100 feet) for top anchor, to reach tree set way back from top of cliff. Perhaps helps to rappel or down-climb below top of cliff to set the carabiners lower to avoid getting the belay rope stuck on trees or protruding rocks, or dragging / abrading over an edge.
Reaching the top of the cliff: One simple (but not short) way is to hike left (WNW) past the base of sectors Three Bears and Daves Wall to the intersection of the Tower Wall tier trail with The Good Book access trail. Turn Right and follow The Good Book trail up a steep slope, then after it gets gentle, find a way off it right and upward toward the mini-summit view at the top of the Tower Wall cliff.
. . See Comments below.
Top-Rope: Likely easiest with a rather long static line (perhaps 100 feet) for top anchor, to reach tree set way back from top of cliff. Perhaps helps to rappel or down-climb below top of cliff to set the carabiners lower to avoid getting the belay rope stuck on trees or protruding rocks, or dragging / abrading over an edge.
Reaching the top of the cliff: One simple (but not short) way is to hike left (WNW) past the base of sectors Three Bears and Daves Wall to the intersection of the Tower Wall tier trail with The Good Book access trail. Turn Right and follow The Good Book trail up a steep slope, then after it gets gentle, find a way off it right and upward toward the mini-summit view at the top of the Tower Wall cliff.
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