True Skyline Arete  5.8

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Type:  Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet Consensus:  5.8 [details] FA:  Submitted By:  Bill Olszewski on Sep 13, 2007 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (14) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

BETA PHOTO: The start of True Skyline Arete.

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Current San Diego County Advisories MORE INFO >>> Thanks to ACSD for providing the following updates! ACSD Access and Nesting Advisories Poway Crag's Ramona Wall and Miller Time Wall have a closure in effect from Dec 15th through August 31st annually dur to nesting raptors Glen Cliff has a closure in effect from Dec 15th through August, or if/when it is determined that nesting is not occurring Mt Gower also has a closure in effect from Dec 15th through August, or if/when it is determined that nesting is not occurring In recent years, Gower has been home to seasonally nesting raptors. To avoid human disturbance of nesting activities, advisories may be in effect from around December through August. Check the ACSD and CNF websites for details. 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 

In Messier's no-longer-available online guide to Mission Gorge, pro for the True Skyline Arete is listed as being the same as that for Skyline Arete. This needs some clarification. Although I've led the true arete several times, pro is hard to come by. The bolts of Skyline Arete are well to the left and the bolts of Orange Walk are well to the right, so you'll wander a bit on lead. The crux is simply staying on the arete, rather than climbing the face. If just leading at the grade, this one is best first done on top-rope. Start as for Skyline Arete but follow the small crack up and right from the pod. From the ledge, climb straight up the arete proper, finishing at the anchor atop this pinnacle. To descend, walk past the tree and onto the hillside and head down to the right at the last chute, continuing back right to the base of the climb.

Location 

This is the obvious arete to the right of Lunch Rock

Protection 

pro to 1" and bolts (see description) - Two bolt anchor, no rings or chains