Duet  5.8+

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Type:  Trad, 3 pitches, 200 feet, Grade II Consensus:  5.8+ [details] FA:  Amos Clifford, 1973 Season:  Aug, Sep, Oct Submitted By:  limpingcrab on Nov 8, 2012 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (2) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

At the base of Duet on a foggy day

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Description 

Start from the large dihedral on the SW face. First pitch climbs a crack into the dihedral, up the corner and onto a ledge with slung blocks (5.8++). Tunnel behind the big pillar (move the belay) and pitch two ascends a chimney onto a knobby face to a bolted anchor (5.6). The last pitch is only a few feet to reach the summit.

Descend by rapping from the top of the second pitch directly to the ledge at the top of the first pitch. Another rap off of the big mess of slings will reach the ground. 60m rope works.

Location 

The dihedral near the giant boulder on the SW side of the spire

Protection 

I felt fine with singles up to 4" and a set of nuts.