Left Nut  5.9

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Type:  Trad, 1 pitch, 150 feet Consensus:  5.9 [details] FA:  Cam Burns, Ann Robertson, Mar, 1993 Submitted By:  toddgordon on May 28, 2007 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (6) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

George Armstrong on Left Nut.
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Description 

This climb is listed in Eric's Desert Rock as II 5.9, A1+. It is actually I 5.9. (Although I'm sure you could aid off the drilled angle and call it A1+ if you wish.). When we did the climb, there was a drilled hole for a piton (which was missing)and that was the aid move. We inserted a piton in the hole (and left it ), free climbing past it (At 5.9), and went to the summit. It's a summit, an easy tick, and fun enough. There is a route on the Right Teste, for you can see a rap anchor directly across while you are climbing the Left one.

Location 

2.8 miles past Courthouse Wash...it's on the left, just behind and right of the weenie shaped Phallus formation.

Protection 

Double set of cams should do.

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taylor at the crux

between nuts