Stellar Arete  5.10b

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Type:  Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet Consensus:  5.10b [details] FA:  Odenthal, Singer Submitted By:  Chris Owen on Oct 10, 2011 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (1) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

McKenzie Skiles easing up the arete.

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Description 

An aptly named and classic route.

A boulder problem start guards the arete proper, once at the second bolt the climb takes on its true character and the moves to the third bolt provide a taste (albeit on good holds) of what is to come. The moves past bolts three, four, and five provide exciting and tenuous laying-away on the edge of the arete with somewhat grainy footholds, but somehow the clips always go well.

Pull up onto a ledge, clip the last bolt and surmount the final step to a wonderful view down the valley to the lake.

If this were at HVP there would be a line to climb this one.

Location 

The left edge of the right tower, rather obvious.

Protection 

6 bolts and a chain anchor.

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McKenzie Skiles on the boulder problem start.	Tenuously then, up the arete.	BETA PHOTO: The arete in all its glory.