Left Rib--5.9+ variation  5.9+

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Type:  Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 185 feet, Grade II Consensus:  5.9 [details] FA:  Submitted By:  Ted Smith on Oct 3, 2010 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (3) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Thin slab moves make the lower section of the clim...

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Access: MORE INFO >>> For the moment, access to this area by climbers should be from a temporary trailhead/parking area that is located near the old Morrell's Wall Parking Lot area. From there, the new Tom's Thumb Trail leads up toward Morrells Wall, Gardeners Wall and on to Tom's Thumb. Please look for, and use designated climber access trails. This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

Description 

Cruxy move at the transition onto a overhung face just above a horizontal crack is really really fun! Another psychological crux is found stepping up over another wall 25 or so ft. above and to the right--due to exposure, but it is a well-protected move. Very thin footwork near the top probably marks the technical crux for the climb!

Location 

Starts the same as the Left Rib Arete climb, but deviates to the right onto a seemingly blank overhung face and stays exposed nearly the rest of the way to the top.

Protection 

three bolts to the overhung face. A cam at the horizontal crack before the face protects a tricky move. The rest of the climb is bolt protected.

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Transitioning across the horizontal crack.	The overhung to vertical face is really fun to cli...	The second psychological crux.
The true technical crux--smears for the feet and n...	Open-handed climbing.