Eight Ball Tower - Rolling with the Eight Ball
5.9 YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA HVS 5a British
Avg: 1.5 from 4 votes
Type: | Trad, 160 ft (48 m), 3 pitches |
FA: | Ray Vought, Greg Anderson 9/91 |
Page Views: | 1,310 total · 12/month |
Shared By: | Jake Dayley on Jun 18, 2015 |
Admins: | Greg Opland, Brian Boyd, JJ Schlick, Kemper Brightman, Luke Bertelsen |
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Description
Pitch 1 (5.9) - Climb up a dirty but easy chimney to a ledge. Continue up a harder section to the belay on a large ledge/alcove.
Walk around to the NE face (morning sun).
Pitch 2 (5.9) - Climb up to a ledge with a bush. Continue up the improbable but fun face, fingers to hands and a step right to a short OW. Belay on the ledge above. (This pitch may differ from the FA route, we weren't sure).
Pitch 3 (5.8) - Climb off the ledge through fun blocky terrain and one bolt. Sign the summit register!
Descent - Make one 160 ft. rappel back to your packs - shitty. An intermediate anchor would make this better and possible with one rope.
Walk around to the NE face (morning sun).
Pitch 2 (5.9) - Climb up to a ledge with a bush. Continue up the improbable but fun face, fingers to hands and a step right to a short OW. Belay on the ledge above. (This pitch may differ from the FA route, we weren't sure).
Pitch 3 (5.8) - Climb off the ledge through fun blocky terrain and one bolt. Sign the summit register!
Descent - Make one 160 ft. rappel back to your packs - shitty. An intermediate anchor would make this better and possible with one rope.
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