Center Stage and All Alone  A2 PG13

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Type:  Trad, Aid, 1 pitch, 80 feet, Grade II Consensus:  A2 [details] FA:  John Kelbel 1999 New Route:  Yes Submitted By:  Dominic Albanese on Jul 26, 2009 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (3) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Pulling on thin gear on Center Stage and All Alone

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Train Property MORE INFO >>> While the climbing at the cliff is allowed (get a permit in town) accessing the "pit" via the steel ladder may not be. If climbing here keeping a low profile in the pit (stay off the rim of the pit) is recommended. This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

Description 

From the flared V-notch at stop work up to the thin crack on small nuts, micro cams, cam hooks, rurps and birdbeaks. Crux is likely passing the long rectangular block wedged in the crack about 25 feet up. Once at the roof make a move or two right and then back left at a horizontal. Some 5.6 slab moves will get you up the slab to the ledge and the anchor.

A great aid pitch for the intermediate aid climber. Good gear is had though there are several body weight only pieces. Be careful in the first twenty feet until i reliable piece can be placed.

While a great line on its on this is also the first pitch of the full length climb Spectacular Spectacle

Location 

After you have gotten yourself and all your gear into the pit. Locate the anarchy symbol. The climb starts in the flare to thin crack directly left of this graffiti.

To descend rap from fixed gear (two fixed nuts as of 06) on the ledge at the end of the route.

Protection 

All the tricks of modern aid climbing. Though this was originally done with a hammer it now can go free. However this is dependent on the fixed gear that is in-situ so bringing a hammer and some thin pins/birdpeaks/heads is not a bad idea.

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BETA PHOTO: The start for Center Stage and All Alone is just t...

Nearing the crux on Center Stage and All Alone