Great Escape 

FA:  Doug Drumheller, Doug Teague, 1987 Type:  Trad, Alpine Consensus:  5.10c [details] Length:  1 pitch, 100 feet Views: 967 page views Submitted By: Anthony Stout on Sep 21, 2006 Add Photo  Add Comment

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Description 

This route ends at the same area used to rappel into the Yucca Flower Tower. This is also the best variation to link with Yucca Flower Tower as an exit. It can also be top-roped. The route begins in the corner following the rappel. Follow the right facing corner to a small roof, head slight left and over the roof, and follow the beautiful finger crack. Head up, traversing right (5.10c crux), then up into the corner through the finger crack to another small roof (5.10b). When the crack runs out, work slightly left to another crack and then to the summit.

You can also step left at where the crack veers right, and head up through the dihedral and to the summit for a 5.9 finish.

Location 

To find the route, see directions for getting to Yucca Flower Tower.

Protection 

Could easily get by with a single set of Camalots to #2 and a set of Nuts.

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Mark pulling through the crux of The Great Escape.	Kevin heading up the 5.9 variation of The Great Es...	Carolyn Parker on the Great Escape
Dr. Dave tops out The Great Escape on a sketchy we...