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The Big Deal

Name: The Big Deal
Rating: 3.3

5.9 YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA HVS 5a British

Routes in PSOM Slab

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	Anger Management S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Big Deal, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Breaking & Entering T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Controversial Insert T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Deal Breaker T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Digi T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Don't Litter S 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Felony D.U.I. T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Fire Sale S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Five Finger Discount T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Go Left Old Man S 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	High Life, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	John Fischer Memorial Route T,S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Lawbreaker S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Lizard Gizzards S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Masters Of Choss 5.8+ T PG13
	Negotiator, The S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	PBR Street Gang T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Polish Direct T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Pretty New Anchor T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	PSOM Pinnacle T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Racing Lizards T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Rattlesnake Errands S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Raw Deal, The T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Same As It Never Was S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Serious But Not Desperate T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
	Silver Streak T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Slab-O-Rama S 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13
	Slip and Slide S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Slow Ride T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Toe, The T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Too Many Rules S 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Tumbleweed Tales T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Wanted Man T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Your Mother Was a Hamster T,S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c

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Description

The Big Deal starts from the top of The High Life (5.8), which is a 35m right trending flake system located 100 feet left of "PBR Streetgang."

The Big Deal is 2/3 crack climbing and 1/3 slab and face features that connect the crack systems left of "PBR Streetgang." Clean, well protected and fun.

Location

At the far right of PSOM Slab
APPROACH: Follow directions for PSOM Pinnacle. Continue on approach trail until at base on The High Life. The High Life starts 100 feet left of PBR Streetgang in a right trending flake, 5.8 (35m).

Protection

Stoppers. Double of small to medium cams. Singles #1 - #4 Camalot.

Description

P1 -From 2 bolt anchor atop The High Life, follow a slabby, right trending crack for 40 meters. Where crack peters out, step left into seams protected with small to med nuts lead to 2 bolt anchor. 5.7. Gear: Nuts, doubles of small to med cams, single #1-#4 Camalot.

P2- Can be broken into 2 shorter pitches or 1, 60 m pitch. From the belay stem up seams (5.8, gear and a bolt). Step right to a bolted slab move, then up left facing flake, pull over this to the right to a bolt and optional 2 bolt anchor. Move up easy but hollow flakes to a left facing corner that climbs over 2 roofs to 2 bolt anchor on left. 5.8, gear to 3.

P3- Move right into low angle fist crack, to a ledge. Follow left arching flake protected by small cams. Near top of arch step right and follow 4 bolts (5.9) to left leaning lieback protected by gear to 2 bolt anchor. 20 m.

Rappel route with 1 70m rope or 2 60m. The fourth rappel uses a 2 bolt anchor 30m below the P1 anchor.