Type: | Trad, Aid, 1000 ft (303 m), 11 pitches, Grade V |
FA: | Barry Ward, Alan Humphreys, 4/89 |
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Shared By: | nelsras on Aug 10, 2012 |
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Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures ***** RAIN AND WET ROCK ***** The sandstone in Zion is fragile and is very easily damaged when it is wet. Holds rip off and climbs have been and will continue to be permanently damaged due to climbers not respecting this phenomenon. After a heavy storm the rock will remain wet, sometimes for several days. PLEASE DO NOT CLIMB IN ZION during or after rain. A good rule of thumb is that if the ground near your climb is at all damp (and not powdery dry sand), then do not climb. There are many alternatives (limestone, granite, basalt, and plastic) nearby. Seasonal Raptor Closures
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Closures in effect March 1
Check for current Raptor closure conditions at:
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Check for current Raptor closure conditions at:
nps.gov/zion/planyourvisit/…
Description
A quality clean aid line up the middle of the Leaning Wall. A step up in difficulty from Space Shot, but generally a lot less crowded. You can easily fix the first 3 to 4 pitches and then fire the rest in a day, so you don't have to haul.
P1-P3: Same start as Space Shot.
P4: From the ledge were the Space Shot bolt ladder takes off, traverse left and squeeze through the "worm hole" then up to a ledge below a right facing dihedral/squeeze chimney. We had the leader squeeze through the "worm hole" then toss a trail line down to pull the rack up.
(5.8 80 ft)
P5: The start of the route. Squeeze up the chimney, to a bolt ladder through a bulge, to a hanging belay. (5.9 C1, 110ft)
P6: Climb a sweet thin crack using small cams and offset nuts. Ends at a bolted stance below a flared chimney. (C2+, 110ft)
P7: Aid up the thin crack in back of an awkward flared chimney then over a tricky roof to another hanging belay. I found the smallest 3 Lowe Balls especially useful on this pitch. (C3, 100ft)
P8: A little tricky. Aid up and right following discontinuous cracks and hooks to a large ledge at about the same level as Earth Orbit ledge on Space Shot. Watch for loose rocks as you pull onto the ledge. (C3, 100')
P9: Traverse up and left along ledges to the bottom of a big loose gulley. (5.8, 50ft)
P10: Scramble up loose gulley then traverse left along a ledge to a crack in arete around the corner. Set up a belay off an old bolt and 5" cam. (5.grunge, 100ft)
P11: Around the corner climb 5.9 crack in arete using lots of face holds to a 2 bolt belay. This pitch has somewhat of a north aspect so it has a lot of lichen and can be wet in the winter. (5.9, 70ft)
P10/11 Variation: Scramble up loose gulley, then continue straight up 5.10 offwidth. This combines 10 and 11, but it's not very fun. (5.10, 150ft)
P12: Scramble 4th class to the top. (150ft)
Descent: The same as Space Shot. Use caution in the dark, especially if it's winter as there can be icy sections.
P1-P3: Same start as Space Shot.
P4: From the ledge were the Space Shot bolt ladder takes off, traverse left and squeeze through the "worm hole" then up to a ledge below a right facing dihedral/squeeze chimney. We had the leader squeeze through the "worm hole" then toss a trail line down to pull the rack up.
(5.8 80 ft)
P5: The start of the route. Squeeze up the chimney, to a bolt ladder through a bulge, to a hanging belay. (5.9 C1, 110ft)
P6: Climb a sweet thin crack using small cams and offset nuts. Ends at a bolted stance below a flared chimney. (C2+, 110ft)
P7: Aid up the thin crack in back of an awkward flared chimney then over a tricky roof to another hanging belay. I found the smallest 3 Lowe Balls especially useful on this pitch. (C3, 100ft)
P8: A little tricky. Aid up and right following discontinuous cracks and hooks to a large ledge at about the same level as Earth Orbit ledge on Space Shot. Watch for loose rocks as you pull onto the ledge. (C3, 100')
P9: Traverse up and left along ledges to the bottom of a big loose gulley. (5.8, 50ft)
P10: Scramble up loose gulley then traverse left along a ledge to a crack in arete around the corner. Set up a belay off an old bolt and 5" cam. (5.grunge, 100ft)
P11: Around the corner climb 5.9 crack in arete using lots of face holds to a 2 bolt belay. This pitch has somewhat of a north aspect so it has a lot of lichen and can be wet in the winter. (5.9, 70ft)
P10/11 Variation: Scramble up loose gulley, then continue straight up 5.10 offwidth. This combines 10 and 11, but it's not very fun. (5.10, 150ft)
P12: Scramble 4th class to the top. (150ft)
Descent: The same as Space Shot. Use caution in the dark, especially if it's winter as there can be icy sections.
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