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Zulu Warrior

5.10b R, Sport, 100 ft (30 m),  Avg: 3.9 from 22 votes
FA: Evan Smith, David Miller - 1985
Alaska > S Central Alaska > Hatcher Pass > Archangel Valle… > Zulu Wall

Description

Start at the base of a flake and follow it up to the slab and the first bolt. Follow the right-hand line of bolts from there to the top. Don't be intimidated by the bulge at the end, the route goes just fine either direct, to the left, or to the right. Remember to stem.

Location

Find the left end of the Zulu Wall where there is a large slab with a pair of black streaks running down it and a lot of funky vein-like ridges. Zulu Warrior is the right-hand line of bolts up this slab. Start on the flake directly below the bolt line.

Protection

5 bolts.
New ASCA anchor on June 13th, 2015

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Jim Sweeney on Zulu Warrior circa 1988
[Hide Photo] Jim Sweeney on Zulu Warrior circa 1988
Awesome ribs. Zulu and Voodoo
[Hide Photo] Awesome ribs. Zulu and Voodoo
Mat on Zulu Warrior
[Hide Photo] Mat on Zulu Warrior
Adrienne Kentner on Zulu Warrior 5.10
[Hide Photo] Adrienne Kentner on Zulu Warrior 5.10

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ozman
CO / NM
 
[Hide Comment] one (if not the) best route in the valley. Awesome stemming and smearing. A little runout for a sport climb, but otherwise, flawless. Jun 27, 2011
Richard Shore
  5.10b/c R
[Hide Comment] Not really a sport climb, but a ground-up traditionally bolted route. A fall before achieving the third bolt will leave you in bad shape.. You're about 10' out on 5.9 ground with the low-angle slab below haunting you... I'll give this one the dreaded "R" rating. Felt a tad harder than it's neighbor to the left. Jul 1, 2013
Todd Fisher
Anchorage, AK
[Hide Comment] Awesome route! Feels a bit more runout than Voodoo Child. Smearing, stemming and pinching skills required. Jun 28, 2016