Pocket Puzzle 5.10a
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Description Excellent climb up steep pocketed face. Great holds, fun moves, sustained with one good rest.
Location West-facing wall at right end of Upper Pond West. Just around corner from monster overhang.
Protection Bolts & shuts
January 2007 freezing-my-ass-off lead... Photo by...
| Lindsey Pearson on Pocket Puzzle, the Pond.
| The route in its entirety and a bit of the scene y...
| Friend Mike Brewer climbing Pocket Puzzle, getting...
| Tim on lead.
| some guys from Boston we met while climbing on 10/...
| 11/27/2011 C. Mancini
| 11/27/2011 C. Mancini
| Pocket Puzzle - The Day - The Exposure - The Life ...
| On my way up this fun route
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| Comments on Pocket Puzzle |
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By caughtinside From: Oakland CA Nov 26, 2008 rating: 5.10a/b
| This is a terrific, fun and pumpy climb! Great pockets and good length. |
By Sonnabend From: West Saint Paul, MN Mar 5, 2009
| Great climb, very sustained and no real rest spots. I'd guess it was about 75 feet to the anchors. The anchors are not shuts though, just chain. Getting the first bolt really sets the tone for the route but once you get past that it makes the rest seem much more doable. Enjoy Also try the route just to the right of this "Arete Horizon" it is pretty equal in difficulty and equal in the fun category as well. |
By Pete Hickman From: Tacoma, WA May 18, 2009
| Awesome climb! There are big holds all the way up but it is steep and has a bulge at the top. A lot of the lower grade climbs are much thinner than this one, only it requires endurance. |
By BenClimbing Dec 21, 2010 rating: 5.9+
| I suppose if QC has a route that deserves the "classic" classification, this is it. |
By brucy Feb 28, 2011 rating: 5.10c
| We thougth this route to be two (2) letter grades harder then the route to the right even tho they're rated the same. Still in all, it's one of our favorite warm ups and have been doing it for years. |
By manuel rangel May 18, 2012
| I agree, it has to be harder than 10a! |
By RazRez Feb 27, 2013
| GPS coordinates (WGS84 hddd.ddddd°) Parking for the pond: N33.30839 W111.07076 Trailhead: N33.30973 W111.06783 Pocket puzzle: N33.31010 W111.06888 |
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