Old Man 5.9
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| Type: | Trad, 1 pitch, 90 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.9 [details] |
| FA: | Dave Baker, Fig Fiola |
| Submitted By: | James DeRoussel on Feb 1, 2003 |
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Description This route ascends the huge, prominent left-facing corner near the south end of South Fin.
Start up the clean dihedral on thin fingers until you can get a stance for pro. Continue up through broken blocks, staying generally in the corner, until you come right under the large roof near the top.
While there are a couple of finishes, the most common is to move right under roof and up around corner. Continue up 15 feet to anchors.
While easily protected, this route is long and quite sustained, save for a couple good rests. It is also extremely fun! Some of the best crack moves around.
To descend, move back about ten feet to chains for Male Menopause, and rap down west face of South Fin back to start.
Protection Standard Rack, Chain Anchors
Working the clean corner.
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Finishing up the corner.
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Getting into the upper part.
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midway up on TR
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Highlining the old man gap!
Me sending the line, p...
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By Wes Turner
From: az
Jun 14, 2004
rating: 5.9
| great climb.. the crux is really the first 15-20' but I have seen some people get sketched out stepping out onto the face from the roof. Pay attention to your runners and make sure you long sling under the roof! |
By dcohn
Nov 26, 2006
rating: 5.9
| Use the chains on the left side at the top of the route. I didn't see them and used another set of chains 15 feet to the right, but there was too much drag. |
By Phil Persson
From: Denver, Colorado
Jan 23, 2008
| Did this route on 1-19-08; great climb, for me the crux was stepping out from under the lower roof into the crack, as well as a few tricky face moved down low. Overall though i thought it took very good pro and followed a great line; very fun long climb. One of the best 5.9's I've climbed for sure. |
By Jon Ruland
From: Tucson, AZ
May 1, 2008
rating: 5.9
| best freakin 9 i've ever done. |
By randy baum
From: Minneapolis, MN
Jan 4, 2010
| the exposure after you pull the roof will put a smile on any climber's face.
the views of hawkbill spire from the belay are great. |
By Christian
From: Tucson, Az
Nov 2, 2011
rating: 5.10-
| Move(s) right off the deck felt like awkward, balancy 10- at least. Can be protected w a microcam.
Rest of the route is 5.9 although you can make it harder if you don't find the right stems. |
By Trad Nanny
Dec 11, 2012
| Totally classic, hardest moves are unprotected right off the deck. Nail those and cruise the rest of the way. A rap down the N face with a 70m takes you back to the packs easily. |
By Tim Wolfe
From: Salt Lake City, UT
3 days ago
rating: 5.9
| Straight up, slightly right at the first bulge and turning the high roof to the right up high makes for a great line. The crux is the first move - tiny piece of brass protects it well. As stated above, there are now two chains and you can rap straight down to your packs. |
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