Mad Dogs and Englishmen C1+
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| Type: | Trad, Aid, 1 pitch, 90 feet |
| Consensus: | C1+ [details] |
| FA: | Paul Ross, second did not follow. 21 Jan /2001 |
| New Route: | Yes |
| Submitted By: | USBRIT on Jan 1, 2008 |
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Paul Ross rapping from the summit after the first ...
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Description Climb the west side of the tower, follow nail heads using tie-offs. One or two nails were a bit difficult to place as the leader, after about three placements, managed to hit his fingers full force with the hammer which for a while resulted in much pain and blood. However, the situation soon made that inconvenience irrelevant. Quite solid shale. There are good anchors on the summit block.
Location To reach this tower hike up the Mt. Garfield trail to above the middle cliff section. Then hike above this until one arrives above the tower. Scramble down a ridge to rap anchors. The approach takes about one hour.
Protection Follow nails, tie offs, etc.
Starting the tower.
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Ross on top of the 90' Mad Dogs and Englishmen.
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| Comments on Mad Dogs and Englishmen |
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By m-earle
From: Concord, MA
Jan 3, 2008
| When you say "nails," do you literally mean nails used for construction pounded into the shale? Sounds like fun! Would love to check that out.... I think. |
By USBRIT
Jan 15, 2008
| They are about 8"x 3/8". Hardware stores call them spikes. |
By SW Marlatt
From: Arvada, CO
Apr 17, 2008
| Um - not to nitpick, but if you're hammering in iron, shouldn't your rating (C1) reflect it. Say, A1 or A2? |
By USBRIT
May 21, 2008
| To SW. I may be wrong on this but I grade C1 when following ascents do not need to hammer anything into the rock (shale) as with this route all nails are already in place. |
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