Type: Trad, 800 ft (242 m), 8 pitches, Grade III
FA: Joe Herbst and Larry Hamilton, May 1975
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Shared By: L. Hamilton on Mar 4, 2004
Admins: Luke EF, Larry DeAngelo, Justin Johnsen, Aaron Mc

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Air temperatures rose well past 100 degrees on the day of the first ascent, but the chimney stayed cool -- hence the route's name. Offbeat and varied, moderate climbing. See Urioste guide for a photo showing the approximate location.

Begin in a deep chimney on the NE side of Mescalito. After two pitches of easy climbing, the chimney widens.Pitch 3 -- Stem the wide chimney to reach a jam crack on the right wall, pass a small roof and belay (5.9).Pitch 4 -- Face climbing leads up and left to a shelf. Belay below an offwidth crack (5.9). An old piton, predating the first ascent, used to exist on this pitch.Pitch 5 -- The offwidth crack.Easier climbing continues for hundreds of feet, eventually moving left into a long hand-sized crack. One final pitch achieves the summit of Mescalito.

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No fixed anchors. The FA party took one set each of hexes and stoppers.

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