Bore Tide   5.10 R

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Type:  Trad, 3 pitches, 1100 feet, Grade III Consensus:  5.10 [details] FA:  unknown, 2006 New Route:  Yes Submitted By:  bradley white on Jul 5, 2009 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (1) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Description 

First pitch is (5-7R) gray slab for one pitch on the right side center of the central slab heading for the big green rock slab opening. Then 800 ft of seldom a bolt and a fixed pin or trad placement is done at 5-2 to 5-5 simu-climbing for quickness, until the 120ft face/slab is reached. Climb this (3 bolts 5-10a or 7 bolts 5-10d) slab; Then to the dome finish? The rock was referred to as being immaculate to climb on the entire distance.

Location 

start at the base of the slabs wherever it appears steep enough to do 5-7. Way right of the other central slab route Bit Short and 100 yards up from the cascading stream. Binoculars might help locate this slab route's bolt. Recommended to rappel down the route. Vaguely go where they have gone before, rappelling down 1100ft to the start of the slab.

Protection 

anchored bolts, pins, trad. gear