Type: | Trad, 400 ft (121 m), 4 pitches |
FA: | Scott Baxter, Karl Karlstrom |
Page Views: | 1,145 total · 13/month |
Shared By: | sean peters on Sep 8, 2017 |
Admins: | Greg Opland, Brian Boyd, JJ Schlick, Kemper Brightman, Luke Bertelsen |
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Granite Mountain is closed between February 1st and July 15th for peregrine falcon nesting!
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Written as Granite Mountains first 5.10 in the Cramer Guide...you will not be disappointed but maybe a bit dismayed in the rating during the crux(s). Pitch one is a fun, long 5.6 section that warms you up for the next two pitches. Pitch two has a variation that is a 5.11 but we climbed the 5.10 version. Stem up a section, find a horizontal crack and figure out how to clear/reach the next few moves, mindbending and hard. Pitch three also has a variation at the roof that climbs out right, we opted for the left exit. Prepare yourself for a few more mindbending (hard) moves to clear the roof and wander up a nice crack to a fine belay. Finish up easy terrain to the top.
This is a cool route and it felt much harder than several of the other routes rated at the same grade. I dare say, some of the moves felt more 5.11 than 5.10, gulp.
This is a cool route and it felt much harder than several of the other routes rated at the same grade. I dare say, some of the moves felt more 5.11 than 5.10, gulp.
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