Reacharound  5.11-

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Type:  Trad, 1 pitch, 45 feet Consensus:  5.11- [details] FA:  Jim Belcer, Jason Seaver 3-8-03 New Route:  Yes Submitted By:  jason seaver on Jan 29, 2006 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (1) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

BETA PHOTO: The crux first half of the Reacharound.

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Season raptor closures MORE INFO >>> The following areas are closed from March 1-July 31 or until further notice: Twin Owls, Rock One, Batman Rock, Batman Pinnacle, Sheep Mountain, Thunder Buttress, The Parish, Lightning Rock and Checkerboard Rock are currently closed. The closures include the named rock formations and the areas extending 100 yards surrounding the base of the formation. This includes all climbing routes, outcroppings, cliffs, faces, ascent and descent routes and climber's access trails to the formation. Alligator Rock is also closed. www.nps.gov/romo/planyourvisit/area_closures.htm 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 

This is a tiny, but highly entertaining little pitch on the southwest corner of the small buttress that protrudes from the left half of the cliff. It starts just left of the obvious wide crack in the center of the cliff (Dave With His Pants Down). Climb a pair of seams up to a right-arching undercling flake. Load the undercling up with gear then devise a way up and out left around the corner to where you can eventually reach around into a finger and hand crack that angles further around to the left and the top of the buttress. The crux is the thin, thought-provoking face climbing en route to the reacharound. Belay from the top of the buttress, and a scrappy traverse off to the left gets you back to the ground.

This pitch was established yo-yo style from the ground up; it has since been onsighted. It’s barely over 40 feet long so if you have a fundamental problem with short pitches, you might want to try something else.

Protection 

Light rack including a few RPs for the start and a hand-sized piece for the crack around the corner.