The Futura  5.10+ A3

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Type:  Aid, 11 pitches, 1200 feet, Grade V Consensus:  5.10+ A3 [details] FA:  Troy Anderson, Todd Stevens, Nate Brown 3-25 to 3-27 1999 New Route:  Yes Submitted By:  Nate Brown on Jul 10, 2009 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (1) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Seasonal Raptor Closures MORE INFO >>> The following cliffs will be closed to climbing beginning March 1, 2012: Angels Landing, Cable Mountain, The Great White Throne (beyond single- and double-pitched climbs), Isaac (in Court of the Patriarchs), The Sentinel, Mountain of the Sun, North Twin Brother, Tunnel Wall, The East Temple, Mount Spry, The Streaked Wall, Mount Kinesava, and the Middle Fork of Taylor Creek. All other cliffs will remain open to climbing. See www.nps.gov/zion/parknews/2012-climbing-closures-announced.h>>> for more info 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 

Another obscure aid climb. Good aid climbing in an awesome place. Wild free climbing at the top of the buttress. Look for a time capsul chained to anchors of pitch 5 or 6. This route was really Todd and Troy's route, they had the first two or three fixed and I was lucky enough to tag along. We had a bunch of fun. Beast of Burden was named for us calling Todd "Keith Richards" whilst on route. We did the route with two bivis and I will never forget the shadows the morning light casts on the New Harmony valley below. This is the sandstone Patagonia...

Location 

two crack systems right of Wind Sand Stars. Thin features, pitch 3 goes on the right side of a big roof.

Protection 

I don't remember... Use what you would use for any zion nailing route... Oh, yeah, bring a bolt kit, we were broke and left a lot of unfilled holes for lead holes. Please add bolts to ladders if you feel inclined. All anchors were 1/2 by 3 1/2 inch bolts and should be good for years to come.