Nearing the top of Powder Keg (5.10a), Holcomb Val...
Description
Start up a slippery slab (harder than it looks) to some good holds under the roof and then power out the roof with a wild sequence to finish on easy slab to anchors - fun!
One of the first lines on the Motherlode Wall, this was orignally done with two bolts (the second and third) and no anchors, but later retrobolted to make a popular and often done climb.
Location
Left side of the north face and easily identified as a slab to corner capped by a roof. Nitroglycerine is just to the right on the arete.
Protection
4 bolts, chain anchor (shared with Nitroglycerine)
By Bill Olszewski From: Colorado Springs, CO May 31, 2007
This is a fantastic route! (and great photo op ;-) The crux is really the thin slab to reach the first bolt. The roof is pretty easy on great holds - just watch those feet! A must if you're at the Pinnacles.
By Jason Partin From: San Diego, CA Jun 28, 2009 rating: 5.10b
Fun climb, perhaps an anti-climatic summit... It's worth doing for the combination of footwork at the start, power-reach on the roof, and heel hook to get out from under the roof. My ankles were scratched badly... consider tape if you're like I am, and not experienced with heel hooks. It's nice to have a spotter as you try to clip the second bolt, the first bolt wouldn't stop you from hitting your head or twisting an ankle in the rocks below.
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