Polaroid  5.10a

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Type:  Sport, TR, 1 pitch, 60 feet Consensus:  5.9 [details] FA:  unknown Submitted By:  ClimbandMine on Aug 4, 2002 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (4) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Seasonal Raptor Closures MORE INFO >>> As of March 7, 2012: Shakespearean Theater – restricted March, April, May. Mind Meld – restricted March, April, May. Porky’s Wall – restricted March, April, May, June. Vulture Wall – restricted March, April, May. Morning Sun Wall – restricted March, April, May, June, July. This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

Description 

Polaroid is on a buttress on the far right extreme of Falls Wall. Look for two huge ponderosa pines and the bolted arete. This stellar route climbs a bolted yellow arete. The crux is getting to the first bolt - a funky sequence to the poorly placed, high clip. After that, it's great climbing (aside from a cactus part way up). The top anchors have degraded, and only one ancient, spinning coldshut remains, so be prepared to top out if you lead it. There's sufficient cracks above to make a good top anchor, though. The anchor, cactus, and bad first bolt placement demean otherwise great climbing and result in one star.

Protection 

Draws and small pro for the top anchor if you lead it.