Type: | Trad, 90 ft (27 m) |
FA: | unknown |
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Shared By: | bernard wolfe on Nov 3, 2014 |
Admins: | Stonyman Killough, Luke Cornejo, saxfiend |
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Description
Another (barely) one-star Steele classic!
Climbs better than it looks.
Pros: Nice and long. Balcony views off Chandler Mnt.
Cons: Slab trolling. Route is broken by two substantial balcony ledges. Poor quality rock in roof area
Approx. 10 feet to the right of Welcome to Steele, and just before the 30-foot free standing stone, from the base of the cliff, scramble up a little 8-foot high portion of cliff to gain a grass/leaf littered nook (belayer might want to settle in at this spot as well). Look up and you'll see a 10-12 foot body-width slot. Stem/jam up slot to gain ledge. Continue up nicely-featured wall. Avoid the suspect/sketchy semi-detached plate structure to your left and cruise up towards a patch of grapevine. Scoot around the vines on the left and move under a roof. Poor rock quality here but key holds are beefy. Pull through roof and onto a headwall covered with a variety of features of all types. This slabs out to another ledge and from here you have two options:
1. Finish up 5.6-5.7 knobs and blobs to reach the Welcome to Steele anchors.
2. Step forward to an attractive 35 foot, slightly overhanging face just on the other side of the WtS arĂȘte. Power up this bouldery finish to an independent set of anchors. Note that your belayer will not be able to have visual contact with you during this section of the climb
Climbs better than it looks.
Pros: Nice and long. Balcony views off Chandler Mnt.
Cons: Slab trolling. Route is broken by two substantial balcony ledges. Poor quality rock in roof area
Approx. 10 feet to the right of Welcome to Steele, and just before the 30-foot free standing stone, from the base of the cliff, scramble up a little 8-foot high portion of cliff to gain a grass/leaf littered nook (belayer might want to settle in at this spot as well). Look up and you'll see a 10-12 foot body-width slot. Stem/jam up slot to gain ledge. Continue up nicely-featured wall. Avoid the suspect/sketchy semi-detached plate structure to your left and cruise up towards a patch of grapevine. Scoot around the vines on the left and move under a roof. Poor rock quality here but key holds are beefy. Pull through roof and onto a headwall covered with a variety of features of all types. This slabs out to another ledge and from here you have two options:
1. Finish up 5.6-5.7 knobs and blobs to reach the Welcome to Steele anchors.
2. Step forward to an attractive 35 foot, slightly overhanging face just on the other side of the WtS arĂȘte. Power up this bouldery finish to an independent set of anchors. Note that your belayer will not be able to have visual contact with you during this section of the climb
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