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5.7 YDS 5a French 15 Ewbanks V+ UIAA 13 ZA MVS 4b British
Avg: 2.9 from 1,052 votes
Type: | Trad, 600 ft (182 m), 5 pitches |
FA: | Yvon Chouinard and Ruth Schneider - June 1965 |
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Shared By: | Lee Jensen on Sep 20, 2006 · Updates |
Admins: | Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes |
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Description
Great moderate climbing with increasingly beautiful views of the valley.
Pitch 1 - (5.7+) This is the crux of the route. Jam and stem up a right facing dihedral to belay at a tree above. Move the belay up and across 3rd class for forty feet to the base of a wide crack. (120')
Pitch 2 - (5.5) Climb the wide crack to the top of a pedestal and then continue slanting right across 5.4 territory to an alcove. (180')
Pitch 3 - (5.3) Slab climb up a knobby face to a large ledge. (120')
Pitch 4 - (5.5) Climb up the face to a right facing flake then either climb to the large roof and move right under the roof, or move right into a crack and avoid the roof entirely. Belay at a small tree.
Pitch 5 - (5.6) Climb up the crack and onto the face to the top of the buttress.
Descent: The route tops onto a large flat platform. Towards the back you'll see 40 more feet of potential upward scrambling - you do not need to scramble to the top of this. Instead, from the platform, walk back towards the left side and scramble up maybe 8 feet onto another small platform, and skirt the left side until you see a steep ~20 ft gully on the left. Go down and continue to skirt the left side as you move towards the back until you hit a dirt trail.
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