Type: Trad, 500 ft (152 m), 3 pitches, Grade II
FA: Paul Gardner, Paul Ross
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Shared By: Paul Ross on Mar 19, 2004
Admins: Andrew Gram, Nathan Fisher, Perin Blanchard, GRK, D C

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'Planetary Alignment'II 5.7......... Located at the rear of Three Finger Canyon. Easily visable from the entrance to the canyon ,10 min walk. The chimney and left slanting crack on the facing wall as one walks into the canyon.This relativly short Chimney and Crack route makes a change from the longer slab climbs. Good rock..

P1)Up a short slab then climb the Chimney , a little strenious, to natural cam belays at its top. 140'5.7.
P2)Follow the left slanting crack and groove to a cave ,cam belays. 200' 5.6.
P3). Move out left and easy climbing up a groove leftwards to the rim and a ledge with rap anchors. 160' 5.2.....

Descent. 200' ropes come up about 25' short of the ground, Climb carefully 4th class directly down the groove . First Ascent Paul Gardner, Paul Ross (Alt leads) ... Mar. 20th 2004.

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Protection good . Friends #1 to #4. Two 200' ropes for Rap.

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