Hand Jive  5.9+

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Type:  Trad, 1 pitch, 155 feet Consensus:  5.9+ [details] FA:  KC Baum and Andrea Heath 6/27/89 Submitted By:  Alex Garhart on Oct 22, 2009 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (2) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

BETA PHOTO: The route.

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Description 

Begin at twin hand cracks with a chockstone ~15 up. Pass the chockstone to a good ledge and climb the overhanging hand crack above (crux). Continue up the crack system via mostly hands and a little offwidth before the chains.

Optional pitches 2 and 3 ascend dirty 5.6/7 crack and chimney to the rim.

Location 

West end of the buttress. Basketball-sized chockstone is visible ~15 feet up from the highway. See photo on main page.

Protection 

Standard rack plus many hand sized pieces, 1 #4 Camalot.