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5.12c YDS 7b+ French 27 Ewbanks IX- UIAA 27 ZA E6 6b British
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Routes in (f) Central Wall Area
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12 Angry Bees S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Abraxas T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a A3-4 |
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Bang! S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c |
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Beast That Hath Two Backs, The T 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b |
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Beat to Quarters S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Call of Cthulhu, The T 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c A0 |
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Chum Bucket, The S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Crying Dragon T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Davis-Holland Route T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Divine Moments of Truth T 5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b |
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Gnostic Diversions T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b PG13 |
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Goblin, The S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Golden Arch 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b A3- |
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Good Girls Like Bad Boys S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Green Drag-on T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c C2-3 |
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Lovin' Arms T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b A0 |
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Method of Reconciling Disparate Parts, The S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Noble Pursuits T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Nobody Puts Baby In A Corner (Pitch 3 of the Golden Arch) T 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b PG13 |
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Non-Local Bark House T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Obelisk T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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One Hundred Years of Solitude T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Pockets full of Sunshine S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Rise and Fall T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b |
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Seven Sermons to the Dead S 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b |
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Sisu S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Starfish Enterprise S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Swim T 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b C0 |
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Symptom of the Universe S 5.13+ 8b 30 X- 31 E7 7a |
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Technicians of the Sacred S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b |
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Town Crier T 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b C2+ |
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Uptown High Rise T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c |
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Waterway 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b A3- |
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Whimper S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Witch, The T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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| Type: | Sport, 400 ft (121 m), 6 pitches |
| FA: | Andy DeKlerk |
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| Shared By: | Drewsky on Dec 30, 2008 |
| Admins: | Jon Nelson, Micah Klesick, Zachary Winters |
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Description
This is a very cool looking 6 pitch climb up the entire wall that breaches the Golden Arch at its apex arete! I'm only familiar with P1; all pitches, however, are bolted with the exception of P6, which is a 5.8 crack. The lower part of this route and others in this zone are often wet due to the waterfall until summer rolls around.
P1 (.12b/c) is a worthwhile goal in and of itself. It climbs an attractive black and white corner to the right of Swim and Green Dragon. Tricky, steep moves low in the corner are followed by pumpy overhanging climbing on sloping edges and pockets. Both angle and difficulty gradually ease on approach to the ledge/anchor. As mentioned in Blake's comment below, descent from the ledge via 70m is possible if done carefully.
P2 (.11-) is a bolted ramp.
P3 (.12-) is a sparsely bolted low-angled face.
P4 (.12b/c or .11b) either climbs the aforementioned arete straight-on or climbs higher up the corner and traverses back right, then climbs corners above.
P5 (.11) appears to be continuous 5.11 climbing through corners and aretes.
P6 (5.8) is a hand crack that requires natural gear.
P1 (.12b/c) is a worthwhile goal in and of itself. It climbs an attractive black and white corner to the right of Swim and Green Dragon. Tricky, steep moves low in the corner are followed by pumpy overhanging climbing on sloping edges and pockets. Both angle and difficulty gradually ease on approach to the ledge/anchor. As mentioned in Blake's comment below, descent from the ledge via 70m is possible if done carefully.
P2 (.11-) is a bolted ramp.
P3 (.12-) is a sparsely bolted low-angled face.
P4 (.12b/c or .11b) either climbs the aforementioned arete straight-on or climbs higher up the corner and traverses back right, then climbs corners above.
P5 (.11) appears to be continuous 5.11 climbing through corners and aretes.
P6 (5.8) is a hand crack that requires natural gear.
Location
Start in the bolted black and white corner to the right of the waterfall.
Descent appears to be possible via the route, although I don't know what the rappel is like over the Golden Arch; care should be taken with that one because it looks as though one could be left hanging in space! Bring a 70m rope and be prepared to supplement the webbing and hardware. Some of the bolts are likely to be rather old as well, but the ones on the first pitch are solid as of '06.
Descent appears to be possible via the route, although I don't know what the rappel is like over the Golden Arch; care should be taken with that one because it looks as though one could be left hanging in space! Bring a 70m rope and be prepared to supplement the webbing and hardware. Some of the bolts are likely to be rather old as well, but the ones on the first pitch are solid as of '06.
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