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Wild and Woolly

5.7, Trad, 60 ft (18 m),  Avg: 2 from 20 votes
FA: unknown
Connecticut > Central Valley > Pinnacle Rock > A-Frame Wall

Description

Varied and enjoyable climbing on a low-angle corner. Climb up to and then around the tree, finishing up on the inside face.

Location

The leftmost, left-facing corner on A-frame wall. Shares a start with Mossad, but stays in the corner.

Protection

Small to medium. Beginning has a move or two pulling over a large overlap before you can get in your first piece.

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Blue rope on W&W. Climber at crux of Mossad.
[Hide Photo] Blue rope on W&W. Climber at crux of Mossad.
Looking down from midpoint (To get the photo I had to move off-route to the left). The tree used to be in the horizontal crack.
[Hide Photo] Looking down from midpoint (To get the photo I had to move off-route to the left). The tree used to be in the horizontal crack.
The blue rope is on W&W.
[Hide Photo] The blue rope is on W&W.
The trunk of the ex-tree.
[Hide Photo] The trunk of the ex-tree.

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Kurtz
Fort Collins, CO
  5.7
[Hide Comment] The tree is gone since April 2011. I know because when it fell, I was directly below it. It was a wild and wooly ride to the deck. Lesson learned: Assume everything is loose in Spring until proven otherwise.

Note: The belay stance is on a slope of slippery debris. If you anchor to a tree, you're safer from falling down the hill but less able to dodge anything that falls (the shape of the climb channels rocks toward the belayer). Pick your poison. Jul 8, 2012