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Friendship Route 

5.9

   

FA: Joe Herbst and company, Fall 1976
Type: Trad
Consensus: 5.9 [details]
Length: 2 pitches, 150 feet
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Submitted By: John Hegyes on May 14, 2009


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BETA PHOTO: Friendship Route. Belays marked.


Description 

Friendship Route is the rightmost corner on the Alcohol Wall.

P1 (110 feet, 5.8) Follow the corner to a two bolt anchor. The wide crack looks low angle, but is actually a little awkward.

P2 (40 feet, 5.9) Continue up the corner, stemming on balls, past a bolt. Belay on the massive ledge from a bush.

Walk east on the ledge and rappel with two ropes from the two bolt anchor atop Rob Roy.


Protection 

Rack up to 7".



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Friendship Route

BETA PHOTO: Friendship Route

Friendship Route p1.

BETA PHOTO: Friendship Route p1.

Brett swims up Friendship Route p1.

Brett swims up Friendship Route p1.

Friendship Route p2.

BETA PHOTO: Friendship Route p2.

Friendship Route p2.

BETA PHOTO: Friendship Route p2.


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By John Hegyes
From: Las Vegas, NV
May 14, 2009

Pretty stout for 5.9 climbing. A #6 Camalot was definitely helpful for the wide section.

Also, it's important to note that the route can certainly be climbed in a single pitch. The crux however is immediately off the p1 anchor so we opted not to link the pitches so that close visual contact could be made at the crux.