Pachyderms to Paradise  5.10b

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Type:  Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet Consensus:  5.10b [details] FA:  Robert Fainberg and Howard King, 1977 FFA by Randy Vogel and Dave Evans, Dec. 1979 Submitted By:  Roger Linfield on Apr 10, 2011 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (2) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Tony Moser Leading Pachyderms to Paradise

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Description 

The crux is down low, with a mix of face climbing, side pulls, and flared foot jams. After you get to a rest stance on top of a flake, the difficulty of the rest is about 5.9+.

Location 

This is the obvious crack system on the west face, pass the left side of the "trunk" near the top.

Protection 

standard rack, emphasizing thin gear

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Tony Moser on Pachyderms to Paradise