Broken Ladders 5.7
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| Type: | Trad, Alpine, 1 pitch, 100 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.7 [details] |
| FA: | ?? (Alam and Roump 1990) |
| Submitted By: | Alam on Jul 15, 2012 |
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Description This is a single pitch (100') on very nice solid rock with great gear. This could be considered a P3 extension to shoots and ladders, as it starts 25 feet from the top of P2 of shoots and ladders.
Belay in a notch between the wall and large block. Climb double crack for 10-15', then hand traverse on thin crack (crux?) for 15 ' to gain left facing dihedral. Climb this dihedral until it become a crack, flake system on face which finally disappears. Finish by climbing up into large blocks to a sling belay.
Location Located above shoots and Ladders - Gemstone West.
Rappel - we have always used 2 ropes, but it should be doable with a 65 m rope.
Protection All natural gear - thin to 3.5 inches.
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By Howard Snell
From: Belen, New Mexico
Oct 28, 2012
| This is a really enjoyable climb. If you like Flake n Bake but wish it was a bit more challenging then Broken Ladders could be for you. The finger traverse looks thin from below, but it's a great finger crack and takes 0.3" to 0.5" pieces. |
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