Steve Gardiner's guidebook says "Destined to become another short West face classic". INDEED! The first half of the pitch is a fun 5.8 hand crack that many consider "tricky"... and the second half is nothing short of incredible. Face moves and a thin crack in the dihedral really mix it up. Keep your head... the crux moves come in the final 20 feet.
Location
The route is located two cracks left of Brokedown Palace.
although the route looks grassy from below, you are actually climbing the crack on the right face, which is quite clean; and proves to be another tower classic!
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on a side note, this is pitch one of layton kor's 'saber' route, first climbed in 1964
By Jeff G. From: Fort Collins May 22, 2009 rating: 5.10d
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