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The Boltway

Name: The Boltway
Rating: 2.7

5.8 YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 15 ZA HVS 4c British

Routes in Stately Pleasure Dome

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	Aoxomoxoa S 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a PG13
	Arch Rival T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Barely Anything T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13
	Black Angel T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Boltway, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Cross Reference T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
	Daddy's Little Girl T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Death Crack T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Direct White Flake T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Dixie Peach T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Dreams T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Eunuch T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
	Far West - Right Side T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Far West Country T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Foolish Pleasures T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c PG13
	Footnote T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b R
	Gallipoli T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Get Slick T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R
	Great White Book, The T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R
	Hermaphrodite Flake T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Jabberwalky T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Jonah T 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
	Kamps-Couch T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
	Miss Adventure T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
	Mosquito T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b X
	Potter in Wonderland S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Prints of Pleasure S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Quiet Desperation T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Shadow Nose T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	South Crack T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Step It Up and Go T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13
	Sweet Nothings T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b R
	Table of Contents T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
	Terrapin TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Top Gun T 5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a
	Turkey Trot S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Turning Japanese T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Unknown S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R
	Water Streak #1 T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
	Way We Could Have Been, The T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b R
	Way We Were, The T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	West Country T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	White Flake, The T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R

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Type:	Trad, Alpine, 300 ft (91 m), 2 pitches
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Shared By:	Jordan Ramey on Aug 27, 2007 · Updates
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Description

The Boltway begins from the top of Hermaphrodite flake. 5.8 slab climbing that is never to difficult and the bolts always appear just when you want one. Although some of the bolts are very suspect, there are plenty of them. Great views and exposure!

Location

The route starts from the top of Hermaphrodite Flake, to the right of the anchors. Follow the bolt line pretty much straight up to the stance 3 bolt belay. From here continue up past 2 new beefy metolius bolts (5.8 crux) then to the left a bit to gain the micro crack. Follow this up until you see a bolt on your left. Follow these last two bolts up to easier ground (4th then 3rd class).

DESCENT: Either walk off down and left staying under the headwall until it seems reasonable to cut down or follow a series of raps to a big sandy ledge.

RAP DESCENT: Head west and beneath the headwall where you'll find a small tree. There is a rap station 4’ to 5’ to climber’s right of the tree. Please use instead of tree. Using two 60 meter ropes, rap down under the headwall, past a short vertical section to a rap station that is discreetly tucked up under the headwall. (hard to see until you're right on it) From here rap straight down to the anchor at the top of Jabberwalky. (at the top of a small arch feature, this anchor is also hard to see until you're right on it.) From here - a short rap to a station and then a 60m rap lead down Aoxomoxoa to the big sandy ledge.

The rap is highly suggested if climbing with children or not familiar with Tuolumne friction.