Drain Pipe  5.5

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Type:  Trad, 4 pitches, 500 feet, Grade II Consensus:  5.6 [details] FA:  Ross Swanson & Ralph Burns New Route:  Yes Submitted By:  Ross on Oct 11, 2006 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (2) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

The route goes up the right side of the shield to ...

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Sticky situation MORE INFO >>> This place is desolate and dangerous WYO desert with very few amenities nearby, and zero assistance should you find your pretty-little-self in a bind. The people are ornery and the land is mean. I don't recommend coming here at all. If the rednecks, miners, roughnecks vagabonds or land doesn't get ya, some dehydrated whacked-out windblown sunbeaten climber just might. . . . Sweetwater Rocks and adjacent areas require LOW-profiles and LOTS of respect and consideration. Keep all fences/gates as you found them. Do not build fires. Adhere to all posted signs. Do not drive off of existing paths (roads). Do not let your dog run around (chances are great that it'll be shot, bitten, trampled or fed upon). Do not take anything from this land. . . and do not leave anything. Good BLM quads are essential (make sure they're up to date). Granite Mtns (Sweetwater) area closures are adjustable and are done so via ranchers and BLM officiales. Great tracts of this area are privately owned; meaning that they are always closed. For example: Lankin Dome BLM as of last year was closed 04-30 thru 06-31 for public AND private lands; between 03-01 thru 04-31 it was closed on private land. So, sometimes private easements are opened, and sometimes they aren't. . . same with public lands; oh, and mining claims too! Pay particular attention to any signage and postings. 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 

This route follows the crack to the base of the huge overhanging rock at the top of the cliff, at the OH go left. No harder than 5.5

Location 

At Hwy 287 parking area you will see a mass of granite, walk north East (41 degrees) 1.6 miles, cross river, head NW (336 degrees true) 0.5 mile to base.

Photo shows a large over hanging rock at the top of the cliff, below and to the left is a shield of granite, climb the right side of the shield.
GPS location is near base
137 8/20/2006 11:14:29 AM 6315 ft 6 ft 00:00:12 0.37 mph 73° true N42 28.550 W107 31.889

Protection 

very light rack up to #3 friend