Cupcake Corner  WI4-5 M5

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Type:  Sport, Mixed, Ice, 1 pitch, 70 feet Consensus:  WI4+ M5+ [details] FA:  David Roetzel Submitted By:  Leo Paik on Dec 9, 2007 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (29) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Working the sweet sweet Cupcake Corner.

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Description 

This is one of the few moderate lines in the Designator/Fang Amphitheatre. Thanks from the low-end mixed climbers, Dave!

Follow 4 bolts up a corner with a decent number of great, dry tool placements. Do a funky mantle-ish/pullup onto a ledge. Moving past the 5th bolt seems funky and that apparent V-slot isn't as good as it seems. There are a couple holds that work better as hand holds than dry tool placements just before the 6th bolt. Moving up to the anchors varies from thin to easy ice up to a 2 bolt anchor.

As mentioned below in a comment, this rock is relatively fresh and will shed in quantity. It does make for different experiences on the same route over time.

Location 

This is just to the right of Little Thang/Frigid Inseminator & left of the red tagged project (Jack?).

Protection 

6 bolts, 2 bolts Fixe Rap Ring anchor (shared with Little Thang/Frigid Inseminator).

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BETA PHOTO: Start here.	Opening moves. Photo by Sabrina.	BETA PHOTO: Nearing the crux before heading up and left to the...
Climbers on Cupcake Corner.	Carl Pluim connecting the ice from the Frigid Cupc...	Very fun climb.
Getting on the ice	A good perspective with the fang forming up on Feb...