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High Cost of Climbing
5.10a YDS 6a French 18 Ewbanks VI+ UIAA 18 ZA E1 5a British
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Routes in Power Tower Wall
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Facade T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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High Cost of Climbing T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Hondo S,TR 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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| Type: | Trad, 300 ft (91 m), 4 pitches |
| FA: | unknown |
| Page Views: | 867 total · 6/month |
| Shared By: | Kenan on Sep 5, 2012 |
| Admins: | Mike Snyder, Taylor Spiegelberg, Jake Dickerson |
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Description
High Cost of Climbing is the second route from the left on the main Power Tower wall (right of Facade), beginning close to a large pine tree at the base of the wall.
P1 - Climb the thin crack to a large ledge (160', 5.10a)
P2 - Continue up the slightly flaring hand crack (130', 5.8)
P3 - Follow the leftmost of the twin cracks left of the right-angling ramp of Sword of Damocles. You will notice the bolt ladder on Sword of Damocles to your right (60', 5.9)
P4 - Finish up easier but dirtier terrain to the 2-bolt anchor atop Sword of Damocles and the rim of the Power Tower Wall (40', 5.7)
P1 - Climb the thin crack to a large ledge (160', 5.10a)
P2 - Continue up the slightly flaring hand crack (130', 5.8)
P3 - Follow the leftmost of the twin cracks left of the right-angling ramp of Sword of Damocles. You will notice the bolt ladder on Sword of Damocles to your right (60', 5.9)
P4 - Finish up easier but dirtier terrain to the 2-bolt anchor atop Sword of Damocles and the rim of the Power Tower Wall (40', 5.7)
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