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Trail of Tiers
5.11c YDS 6c+ French 24 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 24 ZA E4 6a British
Avg: 2.7 from 7
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Routes in Higher Education Ridge, West Face
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Academia Nut T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Basic Aeronautics S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Big Man On Campus S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Chris Cranks a Co-ed T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Critical Reasoning S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Dr. Luval Goes to Harvard T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Dweeb, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Egghead S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Frat Boy S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Friends in Low Places T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Full Ride S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c |
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Grading on a Curve T 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Graduate, The S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Lycra at its Limit T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Mr. B Cranks a Feces T 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Ms. Luval Cranks a Thesis T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R |
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Order of Operations S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Orientation S 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c |
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Party Girl S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Physics of Flight T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Pop Quiz S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Professor, The S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b |
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Reading Comprehension S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Shyster U T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Too Far to Travel T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Trail of Tiers T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Tuition Hike T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Vocational Training S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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| Type: | Trad |
| FA: | Stuart and Bret Ruckman, 1990 |
| Page Views: | 1,033 total · 7/month |
| Shared By: | John Steiger on Aug 23, 2011 |
| Admins: | Andrew Gram, Nathan Fisher, Perin Blanchard, GRK, D C |
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Description
More sustained and varied than Academia Nut to the right, this may be the best route in the Gully of Higher Education, except for maybe Merrill Bitter's Ms. Luval Cranks a Thesis (that's going to take some sucking up to get on).
After spotting the first bolt, start about 10 feet right in a right-diagonalling thin crack to get established on the slab. The topo in the Ruckmans' 1998 guide shows a pin somewhere near here, but it apparently rusted out (see photo) and is not needed in any event. Catch a left-leaning crack and stand tall to clip the first bolt. From here thoughtful and occasionally powerful climbing leads over several tiers to a desperate pull over the lip of the last and largest one to gain the anchors.
The Ruckmans' guide says of the route, "Neat headrests"; this perplexed me for years until Bret told me they were referring to protrusions under one of the tiers that gave a no hands rest. I think those protrusions have fallen off. Expect some minor looseness.
After spotting the first bolt, start about 10 feet right in a right-diagonalling thin crack to get established on the slab. The topo in the Ruckmans' 1998 guide shows a pin somewhere near here, but it apparently rusted out (see photo) and is not needed in any event. Catch a left-leaning crack and stand tall to clip the first bolt. From here thoughtful and occasionally powerful climbing leads over several tiers to a desperate pull over the lip of the last and largest one to gain the anchors.
The Ruckmans' guide says of the route, "Neat headrests"; this perplexed me for years until Bret told me they were referring to protrusions under one of the tiers that gave a no hands rest. I think those protrusions have fallen off. Expect some minor looseness.
Location
See the page for Academia Nut. Once at the base of Academia Nut and its immediate neighbors, take another set of switchbacks to a flattish are near a large tree stump. (Beware of small patches of poison oak above the flattish area.) The first bolt of Trail of Tiers is about 15 feet up and slightly to the right of this point; it is just above a small roof.
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