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Sole Neuropathy

5.11, Trad, Sport, 120 ft (36 m),  Avg: 2.7 from 6 votes
FA: Tom Helvie, Tim Steele
California > Eastern Sierra > Bishop Area > Pine Creek Canyon > Scheelite Canyo… > Bighorn Wall

Description

Start by clipping 2 bolts up to a small ledge. Place some pro (small nut & small cams) and climb opposing seams and cracks up to a 3rd bolt. More thin seams/cracks lead up to a 1 foot section of hand crack (#2 camalot) and a bomber #1 camalot in a section of crack to the left. Cruise up to another bolt and more thin cracks (small cams). At the 5th bolt, stop worrying about gear and clip bolts past the crux and a right leaning groove up to anchors under the bushes.

Location

This route climbs the cracked green wall at the top of the talus hill. Scramble up ledges to the start.

Protection

9 bolts, small nuts, small cams (aliens, tcus, etc) and cams to #2 camalot. Anchor is currently a quicklink anchor due to the current Eastside Mussy shortage.

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Victor Lawson
Bishop, CA
[Hide Comment] Oh No! The Eastside Mussy epidemic is upon us! Sep 24, 2010
Tom Helvie
Bishop, CA
  5.11-
[Hide Comment] It's located on the separate green wall to the right of Old and the Bold. Consensus seems to be suggesting that this maybe a bit harder, like 11c? Jul 23, 2011
Neil Kauffman
Bishop, CA
 
[Hide Comment] Dirty and loose. Could benefit from a good scrubbing. Spooky gear at the start. Sep 30, 2022
Jeff Scheuerell
5.11c
[Hide Comment] I would give it more than a bomb but I have to agree this route could use some work. I remember a bolt or to at the very beginning I could easily have skipped and then some questionable gear with ledge fall potential.

With some cleaning and a bit better protection this thing could be pretty pretty good. Sep 30, 2022